Dr. Michael William Gilliland M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
1322 3rd St Se Suite 100 Puyallup WA, 98372About
Dr. Michael Gilliland is an anesthesiologist practicing in Puyallup, WA. Dr. Gilliland 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. Gilliland also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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