Dr. Sara M Metcalf M.D.
Anesthesiologist
520 Hammill Ln Reno NV, 89511About
Dr. Sara Metcalf is an anesthesiologist practicing in Reno, NV. Dr. Metcalf 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. Metcalf also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Nv Sch of Med, Reno Nv 2000
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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