Dr. William J. Kafka MD
Anesthesiologist
205 W Boutz Rd Bldg #1 Las Cruces NM, 88005Rating
5/5
About
Dr. William Kafka is an anesthesiologist practicing in Las Cruces, NM. Dr. Kafka 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. Kafka also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1986
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