Dr. Kevin Blackmon MD
Anesthesiologist
3624 Ensign Rd Ne Suite B Olympia WA, 98506About
Dr. Kevin Blackmon is an anesthesiologist practicing in Olympia, WA. Dr. Blackmon 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. Blackmon also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Uniformed Services Univ Of The Hlth Sci- Bethesda Md 1991
Uniformed Services University of The Health Sciences,Bethesda, Md, United States 1991
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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