Dr. Brent Robert Thurness MD
Anesthesiologist
216 Anamaria Dr Rapid City SD, 57701About
Dr. Brent Thurness is an anesthesiologist practicing in Rapid City, SD. Dr. Thurness 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. Thurness also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 1994
Roy J Lucille A Carver College of Medicine At University of Iowa,Iowa City, Ia, United States 1994
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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