
Dr. Walter Schumacher MD
Anesthesiologist
34515 9th Ave S Federal Way WA, 98003About
Dr. Walter Schumacher is an anesthesiologist practicing in Federal Way, WA. Dr. Schumacher 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. Schumacher also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Zurich- Med Fak- Zurich- Switzerland 1973
Universit‰t Z¸rich Medizinische Fakult‰t 1973
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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