Dr. Alan J. Kovar, M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Critical Care Medicine
Kansas University Medical Ctr 3901 Rainbow Blvd Ms Kansas City KS, 66160About
Dr. Alan Kovar is an anesthesiologist practicing in Kansas City, KS. Dr. Kovar 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. Kovar also might help manage pain after an operation.
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