Dr. Ann Thimsen Pflugrath M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1135 Carthage St Sanford NC, 27330About
Dr. Ann Pflugrath is an anesthesiologist practicing in Sanford, NC. Dr. Pflugrath 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. Pflugrath also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Duke University School of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School 1987
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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