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Dr. Michael John Yanakakis MD
Anesthesiologist | Critical Care Medicine
3700 California St San Francisco CA, 94118About
Dr. Michael Yanakakis is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Yanakakis 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. Yanakakis also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Mt Sinai Sch of Med of The City Univ of Ny, New York Ny 1994
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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- Tara B. Hojiwala450 Stanyan Street San Francisco California 94117
- Barbara Dodson521 Parnassus Ave San Francisco CA 94143
- Dr. Lauren N. Stafford MD280 W MacArthur Blvd Oakland CA 94611
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