Dr. Phillip R Torralva M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1027 E BURNSIDE ST PORTLAND OR, 97214About
Dr. Phillip Torralva is an anesthesiologist practicing in Beverly Hills, CA. Dr. Torralva 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. Torralva also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Tx Med Sch At San Antonio, San Antonio Tx 1994
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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