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Dr. Parviz Soomekh, M.D.
Anesthesiologist
Dr. Parviz Soomekh is an anesthesiologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Soomekh 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. Soomekh also might help manage pain after an operation.
Dr. Parviz Soomekh, M.D.
- New York, NY
- Accepting new patients
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Is terminal sedation in hospice legal?
In New York-as far as I am aware, it is legal and considered as part of end of life care.
Is general anesthesia safe during pregnancy?
It is very important to inform the Anesthesialogist of the pregnancy and also the trimester. The second trimester is the safest both for the mother and child. But the anesthesiologist READ MORE
It is very important to inform the Anesthesialogist of the pregnancy and also the trimester. The second trimester is the safest both for the mother and child. But the anesthesiologist needs to be aware of the trimester and the pregnancy, in order to adjust doses, avoid certain drugs and even prepare for monitoring of your baby intra and post operation.
Should I plan to have someone drive me home after my extraction?
If it’s only local, you should be fine. But if any sedation or nitrous (laughing gas) is used, you should have someone escort and drive you home.
Can anesthesia give you pneumonia?
Anesthesia itself can not give you pneumonia. But aspiration during intubation or extinction or any possibility of your procedure involved, can lead to pneumonia.
Is CT scan done under general anesthesia for adults?
Hello, It can safely be done under sedation. You will be very comfortable and breathing on your own, and you should not have any recollection or anxiety with proper sedation technique. READ MORE
Hello,
It can safely be done under sedation. You will be very comfortable and breathing on your own, and you should not have any recollection or anxiety with proper sedation technique.
It can safely be done under sedation. You will be very comfortable and breathing on your own, and you should not have any recollection or anxiety with proper sedation technique.
