Dr. Peter Alan Telfer MD
Anesthesiologist
2980 Squalicum Pkwy Suite 105 Bellingham WA, 98225About
Dr. Peter Telfer is an anesthesiologist practicing in Bellingham, WA. Dr. Telfer 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. Telfer also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Of Melbourne- Fac Of Med- Parkville- Vic- Australia 1974
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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