Dr. Lawrence A. Hooghuis M.D.
Anesthesiologist
6500 W Newberry Rd Gainesville FL, 32605About
Dr. Lawrence Hooghuis is an anesthesiologist practicing in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Hooghuis 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. Hooghuis also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1980
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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