Dr. Alan Peter Zaggy MD
Anesthesiologist
One Hospital Drive Columbia MO, 65212About
Dr. Alan Zaggy is an anesthesiologist practicing in Columbia, MO. Dr. Zaggy 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. Zaggy also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1979
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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