Dr. Peter F Kirkham M.D.
Anesthesiologist
3513 W Alberta Rd Edinburg TX, 78539About
Dr. Peter Kirkham is an anesthesiologist practicing in Edinburg, TX. Dr. Kirkham 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. Kirkham also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
U of Tx Med Sch At Houston, Houston Tx 1994
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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