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Dr. Waqqas H Khan MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
211 S 3rd St Belleville IL, 62220About
Dr. Waqqas Khan is an anesthesiologist practicing in Belleville, IL. Dr. Khan 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. Khan also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Nishtar Medical College, Bahuddin Zakaria Univ. 1989
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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