We don't use the word anesthesiologist though we do know what it means thanks to ER, Gray's Anatomy etc.
Incidentally a senior surgeon is not called Dr in the UK. A man is called Mr... and a woman is Miss....(or whatever).
The anesthesiologist is an MD doctor, while the anesthetist and anesthesia tech. are not.
Anesthesiologist Nurse
An anesthesiologist or anesthetist.
Anesthesiologist or Anesthetist.
This type of doctor is called an anesthesiologist. An anesthesiologist is an MD; an anesthetist is an RN (nurse).
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A Nurse who works with an Physician who specializes in Anesthesiology (Anethesiologist) is called a Nurse Anesthetist.
Can he(she) do the work ... sure. But they both have separate licensing procedures and tests that must be passed.
For a nurse anesthetist, they must first obtain their R.N. degree, which takes 4 years. Then they go for another two years to become an R.N.A. (Registered Nurse Anesthetist). For an anesthesiologist, they first must become a physician, which requires 4 years of pre-med, then 4 years of medical school, then they have to go for another 2 years to become an anesthesiologist.
The medical doctor who provides anesthesia is an anesthesiologist. (also anesthetist)(The chiefly UK spelling is anaesthesiologist / anaesthetist.)
To become an anesthesiologist you have to first graduate from college with a science degree. Second step attend and graduate from medical school. After graduating from medical school, you have to apply to Residency Programs in the specialty...such as the anesthesiologist or internal medicine or oncology, etc. Another option is a Nurse Anesthetist. This requires graduating from a 4 year college with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The Graduate Program would be for a Nurse Anesthetist.
They both have a full basic training as a qualified nurse. Only the nurse anesthetist has specialized further as a anesthetist's assistant during operations.