Dr. John Laphong Chow MD, MS
Anesthesiologist | Critical Care Medicine
120 Nw 14th Ave Suite 300 Portland OR, 97209About
Dr. John Chow is an anesthesiologist practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Chow 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. Chow also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Med College Of Wisconsin 1994
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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