Dr. Stephen Carlson MD
Anesthesiologist
911 W 5th Ave Spokane WA, 99204Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Stephen Carlson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Spokane, WA. Dr. Carlson 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. Carlson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans La 1979
Tulane University School of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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