Dr. Alok Makam MD
Anesthesiologist
1002 GEMINI ST STE 128 HOUSTON TX, 77058About
Dr. Alok Makam is an anesthesiologist practicing in Jackson, MI. Dr. Makam 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. Makam also might help manage pain after an operation.
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