Dr. Arturo Contreras MD
Anesthesiologist
2415 E Yandell Dr Suite B El Paso TX, 79903About
Dr. Arturo Contreras is an anesthesiologist practicing in El Paso, TX. Dr. Contreras 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. Contreras also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Auto De Chihuahua, Fac De Med, Chihuahua, Mexico 1973
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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