Dr. Susan Kay Christensen M.D.
Anesthesiologist
4101 Torrance Blvd Torrance CA, 90503About
Dr. Susan Christensen is an anesthesiologist practicing in Torrance, CA. Dr. Christensen 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. Christensen also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Ga Sch of Med, Augusta Ga 1999
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1972
Board Certification
Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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