Dr. Gwendolyn M Stritter MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
1235 Las Trancos Rd Portola Valley CA, 94028About
Dr. Gwendolyn Stritter is an anesthesiologist practicing in Portola Valley, CA. Dr. Stritter 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. Stritter also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Stanford Univ Sch Of Med- Stanford Ca 1984
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
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