Dr. Robert J Hetzel M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1010 Murray St San Luis Obispo CA, 93405About
Dr. Robert Hetzel is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Luis Obispo, CA. Dr. Hetzel 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. Hetzel also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1983
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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