Dr. Karen C Marks MD
Anesthesiologist
120 Nw 14th Ave Suite 300 Portland OR, 97209About
Dr. Karen Marks is an anesthesiologist practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Marks 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. Marks also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ca- Irvine- Ca Coll Of Med- Irvine Ca 1984
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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