Dr. Andrea J. Ference, MD, MPH
Anesthesiologist
21601 76th Ave W Edmonds WA, 98026About
Dr. Andrea Ference is an anesthesiologist practicing in Edmonds, WA. Dr. Ference 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. Ference also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Medical College of Pennsylvania (now Drexel University) medical degree 1996
Board Certification
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Provider Details
Treatments
- Colon & Rectal Surgery
Fellowships
- Pain Management, Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle 2001
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Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Andrea J. Ference, who serves patients in Seattle, Washington.
Well-versed in the field of anesthesiology, Dr. Ference is in practice at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.
Virginia Mason Medical Center is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt nonprofit subsidiary of Virginia Mason Health System that includes a multispecialty group practice of more than 470 physicians employed by the organization, offering primary care and a broad range of specialty care.
Graduating with her medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania (now Drexel University) in 1996, Dr. Ference went on to complete her internship and residency in anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. She completed her fellowship training in pain medicine at the Virginia Mason Medical Center.
An expert in her field, the doctor is board-certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care. Its mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology.
Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. In addition to basic measurements such as pulse, blood pressure, and temperature, they measure the patient’s respiration.
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