Dr. Thomas Gaffey M.D.
Anesthesiologist
795 EL CAMINO REAL PALO ALTO CA, 94301About
Dr. Thomas Gaffey is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Rafael, CA. Dr. Gaffey 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. Gaffey also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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