
Dr. Peter Derrick MD
Anesthesiologist
505 Parnassus Ave S436 Box 0427 San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Peter Derrick is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Derrick 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. Derrick also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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