Dr. Hwa W Kim M.D.
Anesthesiologist
608 Putter Point Court Terre Haute IN, 47802About
Dr. Hwa Kim is an anesthesiologist practicing in Terre Haute, IN. Dr. Kim 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. Kim also might help manage pain after an operation.
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Kyungpook National University, College Of Medicine MD
Kyungpook National University School Of Medicine 1958
Indiana University School of Medicine 1975
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