Dr. Vincent Okamoto MD
Anesthesiologist
6655 Alvarado Rd San Diego CA, 92120About
Dr. Vincent Okamoto is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Okamoto 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. Okamoto also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Northwestern Uniiversity 1988
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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