Dr. Peter W. Valaas MD
Anesthesiologist
1201 S Miller St Wenatchee WA, 98801About
Dr. Peter Valaas is an anesthesiologist practicing in Wenatchee, WA. Dr. Valaas 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. Valaas also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Wa Sch of Med, Seattle Wa 1980
University of Washington School of Medicine 1980
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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