Dr. Andrew R Wiksten M.D.
Anesthesiologist
823 SW Mulvane St Suite 210 Topeka KS, 66606About
Dr. Andrew Wiksten is an anesthesiologist practicing in Topeka, KS. Dr. Wiksten 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. Wiksten also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine 2000
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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