What is Anesthesiologist?
An '''anesthesiologist''' (also '''anaesthesiologist''') is a [[Medical doctor|doctor]] of [[medicine]]. An anesthesiologist ([[American English]]) or anaesthetist ([[British English]]) is a professional trained in anesthesia and perioperative medicine. Terminology varies between countries. The main jobs of an anesthesiologist are: *Providing [[anesthesia]] to a patient undergoing [[surgery]] *[[Intensive care]] medicine *[[Medical emergency|Medical emergency medicine]] *[[Terminal illness|Palliative care]] The first anesthesiologist was [[John Snow]] (1813{{ndash}}1858). {{med-stub}} [[category:Medical specialties]] [[category:Healthcare occupations]]