Dr. Kenneth Scott Heeringa DO
Anesthesiologist
3333 Evergreen Dr NE Grand Rapids MI, 49525About
Dr. Kenneth Heeringa is an anesthesiologist practicing in Grand Rapids, MI. Dr. Heeringa ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Heeringa also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Mi State Univ, Coll of Osteo Med, East Lansing Mi 1997
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine 1997
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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