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Dr. Stephen W Stigers M.D.
Anesthesiologist
30 Doctors Park Cape Girardeau MO, 63703About
Dr. Stephen Stigers is an anesthesiologist practicing in Cape Girardeau, MO. Dr. Stigers 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. Stigers also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ky Coll of Med, Lexington Ky 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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