Dr. Oscar Fernandez MD
Anesthesiologist
1601 Ygnacio Valley Rd Walnut Creek CA, 94598About
Dr. Oscar Fernandez is an anesthesiologist practicing in Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. Fernandez 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. Fernandez also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Miami Sch of Med, Miami Fl 1989
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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