Dr. Stephen J. Skahen MD
Anesthesiologist
1 Hoag Dr Newport Beach CA, 92663About
Dr. Stephen Skahen is an anesthesiologist practicing in Newport Beach, CA. Dr. Skahen 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. Skahen also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Loma Linda University School of Medicine 1980
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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