Dr. Walter Stephen Hoffhines MD
Anesthesiologist
2636 S Kline Cir Denver CO, 80227About
Dr. Walter Hoffhines is an anesthesiologist practicing in Denver, CO. Dr. Hoffhines 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. Hoffhines also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Tx Med Branch Galveston, Galveston Tx 1978
Texas A&M University, TX 1978
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