Dr. Shelby L Bentz M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1746 Chorro St San Luis Obispo CA, 93401About
Dr. Shelby Bentz is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Luis Obispo, CA. Dr. Bentz 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. Bentz also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Wi, Milwaukee Wi 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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