Dr. David Gene Potas MD
Anesthesiologist
1000 W 4th St Suite 13 Yankton SD, 57078About
Dr. David Potas is an anesthesiologist practicing in Yankton, SD. Dr. Potas 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. Potas also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Of Sd Sch Of Med- Vermillion Sd- 1981
University of South Dakota 1981
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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