Dr. Leigh A. Pederson MD
Anesthesiologist
401 Bicentennial Way Santa Rosa CA, 95403About
Dr. Leigh Pederson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Santa Rosa, CA. Dr. Pederson 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. Pederson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of California 1987
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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