What is an anesthesiologist?

Answer 1

a doctor who puts people to sleep before surgery, he specializes in anesthesia.

a nurse anesthetist is a nurse who puts people to sleep, some people are confused by the two.

Answer 2

An anesthesiologist (American English), or anaesthetist (British English), is a medical doctor trained to administer anesthesia. In the U.S., an anesthetist is usually a nurse anesthetist.

In the United States, anesthesiologists are medical doctors that like to put people to sleep (either an allopathic physician (MD) or osteopathic physicians ....
Anaesthetists in the United Kingdom are doctors with five years undergraduate program. They usually enter anaesthetics from other specialties, such as medicine or accident and emergency. Specialist training then takes at least seven years. It is overseen by the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Answer 3

It is a person who has a medical degree (a doctor) who has completed a residency in anesthesiology. Their job is to make surgical interventions possible by using techniques to sedate patients to the degree that make procedures possible. In other words they 'put them to sleep' or 'put them under'. They also oversee nurse anesthetists and physician assistants who perform simular duties but need the oversight of a physician who specializes in this area.

Answer 4

The doctor who specializes in anesthesia. The medicine that puts you to sleep before a surgery. :)

Answer 5

The person who puts you to sleep before surgery.

Answer 6

A guy that put you to sleep before surgery

Answer 7

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anesthesiologist

Answer 8

:-)

I have 2 friends that are retired from the field

one said "you sit on a stool and let your gas go"