
Dr. Alan Hillstead MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
1303 N MAIN ST CEDAR CITY UT, 84721About
Dr. Alan Hillstead is an anesthesiologist practicing in Des Moines, IA. Dr. Hillstead 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. Hillstead also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Med College Of Wisconsin 2006
Medical College of Wisconsin 2006
Provider Details
Treatments
- Chronic Pain
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Opiate Dependence
- Spinal Stenosis
Dr. Alan Hillstead MD's Practice location
Practice At 250 Laurel St
250 Laurel St -Des Moines, IA 50314Get Direction
Practice At 652 S Medical Center Dr Suite 110
652 S Medical Center Dr Suite 110 -Saint George, UT 84790Get Direction
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