Dr. Sidney Postma MD
Anesthesiologist
400 S 43rd St Renton WA, 98055About
Dr. Sidney Postma is an anesthesiologist practicing in Renton, WA. Dr. Postma 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. Postma also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Co Sch of Med, Denver Co 1978
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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