Dr. Sonya D Pettus MD
Anesthesiologist
1303 E Herndon Ave Fresno CA, 93720About
Dr. Sonya Pettus is an anesthesiologist practicing in Fresno, CA. Dr. Pettus 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. Pettus also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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