Etienne Prinsloo, Anesthesiologist
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Etienne Prinsloo

Anesthesiologist

232 Riverview Drive Sydney Nova Scotia, B1S 3R7
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About

Etienne Prinsloo, MD, practices at Cape Breton Hospital in Nova Scotia, Canada.  He specializes in chronic pain and its management.  Educated in South Africa, Dr. Prinsloo also did a year of post-grad education in a military hospital in Pretoria.  In May of 2011 at the Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association conference, Dr. Prinsloo presented on the role of the chronic pain physician in palliative care.  A respected chronic pain physician globally, he is a member of the American and European Society of Anesthesiology, and the World Institute of Pain; to name just a few of his memberships. 

Education and Training

University of Pretoria School of Medicine

Board Certification

American Board of Anesthesia - Anesthesiology

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 43 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

Chronic Pain

Internships

  • Military Hospital, Pretoria

Professional Society Memberships

  • World Institute of Pain, American Society of Regional Anesthesiology, Spine Interventional Society, European Society of Anesthesiology

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Hard work.  God gave him good parents and he had the good common sense to listen to their advice. 

Hobbies / Sports

  • Reading

Favorite professional publications

  • European Journal of Anesthesiology, British Journal of Anesthesia, Pain Medicine Journal

Etienne Prinsloo's Practice location

232 Riverview Drive -
Sydney, Nova Scotia B1S 3R7
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