Dr. Ross A. Dykstra MD
Anesthesiologist
1200 El Camino Real South San Francisco CA, 94080About
Dr. Ross Dykstra is an anesthesiologist practicing in South San Francisco, CA. Dr. Dykstra 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. Dykstra also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1983
University of Vermont College of Medicine 1983
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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