Dr. Benjamin Hu MD
Anesthesiologist
1783 El Camino Real Burlingame CA, 94010About
Dr. Benjamin Hu is an anesthesiologist practicing in Burlingame, CA. Dr. Hu 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. Hu also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1993
U Of Chgo Div Of Bio Sci Pritzker Sch Of Med 1993
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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