Dr. Roger P. Hirst M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1010 Three Springs Blvd Durango CO, 81301About
Dr. Roger Hirst is an anesthesiologist practicing in Durango, CO. Dr. Hirst 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. Hirst also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Wa Sch of Med, Seattle Wa 1990
University of Washington School of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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