Dr. Paul M. Skan MD
Anesthesiologist
3260 Hospital Dr Juneau AK, 99801About
Dr. Paul Skan is an anesthesiologist practicing in Juneau, AK. Dr. Skan 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. Skan also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ca, San Francisco, Sch of Med, San Francisco Ca 1985
University of California 1985
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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