Dr. John Elwood Wilson M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1215 Pleasant St Suite 400 Des Moines IA, 50309About
Dr. John Wilson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Wilson 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. Wilson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 1975
University of Ia Roy J & L Carver Com 1975
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1975
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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