Donald Nagel Westheimer
Anesthesiologist
2411 Fountain View Dr Suite 200 Houston TX, 77057About
Dr. Donald Westheimer is an anesthesiologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Westheimer 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. Westheimer also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio 1971
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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