Post by UCLA Health Medically Speaking

Before any procedure even begins, your anesthesiologist is already hard at work keeping you safe.🩺 Prince Neelankavil, MD, a professor of anesthesiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, division director of cardiac anesthesia and associate vice chair of clinical operations, joins Eve Glazier MD MBA to walk us through the thoughtful prep that happens behind the scenes. From reviewing every medication to understanding your full health story, it is all about personalized care. That preoperative phone call is more than a formality. 📞 🎧 Catch the full conversation on Medically Speaking and feel more prepared for your next surgery: https://lnkd.in/guN5xDeN Video Description: Dr. Eve Glazier interviews Prince Neelankavil, MD, a professor of anesthesiology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, division director of cardiac anesthesia and associate vice chair of clinical operations,, about preoperative preparations including medication management, GLP-1 drugs, supplements, and full patient history for safe anesthesia care.

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