Dr. Steven Roger Quam D.O.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
5901 WESTOWN PKWY WEST DES MOINES IA, 50266About
Dr. Steven Quam is an anesthesiologist practicing in WEST DES MOINES, IA. Dr. Quam 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. Quam also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences 1978
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine 1978
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