Scott Michael Skjei MD
Anesthesiologist
2980 SQUALICUM PKWY Suite 304 Bellingham WA, 98225About
Dr. Scott Skjei is an anesthesiologist practicing in Bellingham, WA. Dr. Skjei 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. Skjei also might help manage pain after an operation.
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University of Washington School of Medicine 2010
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