
Dr. James William Nelson M.D.
Anesthesiologist
Madigan Army Medical Center Mchj-Daos Tacoma WA, 98431About
Dr. James Nelson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Nelson 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. Nelson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Or Hlth Sci Univ Sch of Med, Portland Or 1986
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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