Dr. Garrick C. Lau MD, PHD
Anesthesiologist
1425 S Main St Walnut Creek CA, 94596About
Dr. Garrick Lau is an anesthesiologist practicing in Walnut Creek, CA. Dr. Lau 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. Lau also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 2001
Boston University School of Medicine 2001
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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