Dr. Tom F. Watson MD
Anesthesiologist
1235 E Cherokee St Springfield MO, 65804About
Dr. Tom Watson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Springfield, MO. Dr. Watson 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. Watson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ne Coll of Med, Omaha Ne 1984
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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