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Gregory R Polston MD

Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine

4/5(11)
3600 Gilman Dr Ucsd Department Of A La Jolla CA, 92093
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4/5

About

Dr. Gregory Polston is an anesthesiologist practicing in La Jolla, CA. Dr. Polston 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. Polston also might help manage pain after an operation.

Education and Training

UC San Diego, School of Medicine, San Diego, CA Other Degree

Pain Management Specialist Medical Degree

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Medical Degree

Board Certification

AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA

Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationABPMR- Pain Medicine

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Expert Publications

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Gregory R Polston MD's Practice location

Gregory Polston

3600 Gilman Dr Ucsd Department Of A -
La Jolla, CA 92093
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New patients: 619-543-3162
Fax: 907-743-8284

UC San Diego Health - Perlman Medical Offices - Pain Management

9350 Campus Point Drive -
La Jolla, CA 92037
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New patients: 858-657-6035, 858-657-7000

UC San Diego Health

200 West Arbor Dr -
San Diego, CA 92103
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Gregory R Polston MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 11 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Anesthesiologist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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