
Dr. Roger S Mecca M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Critical Care Medicine
300 Pasteur Dr Stanford CA, 94305About
Dr. Roger Mecca is an anesthesiologist practicing in Stanford, CA. Dr. Mecca 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. Mecca also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
New York Medical College 1976
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Critical Care Medicine
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