Dr. Kristofer Ryan Westerhof M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Critical Care Medicine
39000 BOB HOPE DR RANCHO MIRAGE CA, 92270About
Dr. Kristofer Westerhof is an anesthesiologist practicing in RANCHO MIRAGE, CA. Dr. Westerhof 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. Westerhof also might help manage pain after an operation.
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