Dr. Robert J Tom MD
Anesthesiologist
5410 West Loop S Bellaire TX, 77401About
Dr. Robert Tom is an anesthesiologist practicing in Bellaire, TX. Dr. Tom 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. Tom also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
St Louis Univ Sch of Med, St Louis Mo 1991
Saint Louis University School of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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