Dr. Julie N Smelser M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1911 Johnson Ave San Luis Obispo CA, 93401About
Dr. Julie Smelser is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Luis Obispo, CA. Dr. Smelser 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. Smelser also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1990
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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