Dr. Kevin J. Spence MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
3900 Capitol Mall Dr Sw Olympia WA, 98502About
Dr. Kevin Spence is an anesthesiologist practicing in Olympia, WA. Dr. Spence 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. Spence also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ne Coll of Med, Omaha Ne 1992
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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