Dr. Walter Scott Lykins M.D.
Anesthesiologist
225 Medical Center Dr Suite 308 Paducah KY, 42003About
Dr. Walter Lykins is an anesthesiologist practicing in Paducah, KY. Dr. Lykins 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. Lykins also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ky Coll of Med, Lexington Ky 1990
University of Kentucky College of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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