Dr. Nikhil Thakkar M.D.
Anesthesiologist
908 Allen St Springfield MA, 01118About
Dr. Nikhil Thakkar is an anesthesiologist practicing in Springfield, MA. Dr. Thakkar 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. Thakkar also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Municipal Med Coll- Gujarat Univ- Ahmedabad- Gujarat- India 1990
B.J. Medical College
Gujarat Adani Institute of Medical Sciences 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Critical Care Medicine
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