Dr. Charles Thomas Porter MD
Anesthesiologist
1301 Wonder World Dr San Marcos TX, 78666About
Dr. Charles Porter is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Marcos, TX. Dr. Porter 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. Porter also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Med Univ of Sc Coll of Med, Charleston Sc 1978
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine 1978
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Provider Details
Internships
- US Naval Hospital San Diego
Professional Society Memberships
- American Society of Anesthesiology, Texas Society of Anesthesiology, Texas Medical Association, International Anesthesia Research Society
Articles and Publications
- An article on regional anesthesia in children
What do you attribute your success to?
Having served in Vietnam, he wanted to help people through medicine.
Hobbies / Sports
- Photography, Motorcycles
Favorite professional publications
- Anesthesia and Analgesia
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