What training does an anesthesiologist receive?
An anesthesiologist has training of similar length as a surgeon. He is a college graduate who has also completed four years of medical school and four years of anesthesia residency training. Q: When will I meet my anesthesiologist? A: You will meet the anesthesiologist on the day of surgery. Many patients also will visit the pre-operative clinic where a nurse will review your medical history, obtain any necessary lab tests, X-rays, or electrocardiogram and answer any questions about the anesthesia. Q: What type of anesthesia will I receive? A: There are three main categories of anesthesia commonly used, general, regional and local anesthesia. General anesthesia involves giving medications into the vein to induce sleep, and then having you breath an anesthetic gas to maintain the anesthesia. Often a breathing tube is placed to assist inhaling the gas. Regional anesthesia involves giving a spinal, epidural, or nerve block to numb part of the body, and is usually accompanied by sedative d
