Dr. Andrew T. Maher MD
Anesthesiologist
1425 S Main St Walnut Creek CA, 94596About
Dr. Andrew Maher is an anesthesiologist practicing in Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. Maher 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. Maher also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1986
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1986
Naval Academy of Medicine
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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