Dr. William Gitchell MD
Anesthesiologist
6001 Sw 6th Ave Topeka KS, 66615About
Dr. William Gitchell is an anesthesiologist practicing in Topeka, KS. Dr. Gitchell 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. Gitchell also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ks Sch of Med, Kansas City Ks 1979
University of Wales in Great Britain 1979
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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