Dr. Helen T. O'keeffe MD
Anesthesiologist
1425 S Main St Walnut Creek CA, 94596About
Dr. Helen O'keeffe is an anesthesiologist practicing in Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. O'keeffe 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. O'keeffe also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1968
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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