Dr. Timothy Wong MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
1635 North Loop W Houston TX, 77008About
Dr. Timothy Wong is an anesthesiologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Wong 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. Wong also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1999
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School 1986
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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