Dr. Thomas B West MD
Anesthesiologist
1000 Johnson Ferry Road Atlanta GA, 30342About
Dr. Thomas West is an anesthesiologist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. West 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. West also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 1981
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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