Dr. Ponnappa Kalimada MD
Anesthesiologist
27401 Los Altos Suite 180 Mission Viejo CA, 92691About
Dr. Ponnappa Kalimada is an anesthesiologist practicing in Mission Viejo, CA. Dr. Kalimada 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. Kalimada also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Bangalore Med Coll, Bangalore Univ, Bangalore, Karnataka, India 1970
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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