Dr. Robert S. Burks MD
Anesthesiologist
12040 Ne 128th St Kirkland WA, 98034About
Dr. Robert Burks is an anesthesiologist practicing in Kirkland, WA. Dr. Burks 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. Burks also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Loma Linda University School of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Fellowships
- University of W/Dept of Anesthesiology
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