Dr. Michael Thomas Pruchnicki M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1215 Pleasant St Suite 400 Des Moines IA, 50309About
Dr. Michael Pruchnicki is an anesthesiologist practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Pruchnicki 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. Pruchnicki also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Loyola Univ of Chicago Stritch Sch of Med, Maywood Il 1985
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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