Anesthesiology

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Advanced care and specialized surgical procedures

We provide a wide range of services to ensure the best care for you and your family. Our providers are highly skilled at addressing specialized surgical and medical needs. All our physicians are board-certified; many are also fellowship-trained. Our CRNAs are accredited by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).

Our highly trained team also provides these specialized surgical and medical services:

Ambulatory care anesthesia
Cardiovascular anesthesia
Critical care anesthesia
Neurosurgical/neurological anesthesia
Obstetric anesthesia
Orthopedic anesthesia
Pediatric anesthesia
Pediatric cardiac anesthesia
Trauma anesthesia
Additional areas of anesthesia expertise
Catheters
Epidural or epidural steroid injection
Nerve blocks
Patient controlled analgesia
Managing postoperative nausea and vomiting

We are actively involved in clinical research to bring our patients the latest in anesthesiology and critical care developments. Our current research is evaluating:

New drugs and anesthetic methods
Traditional and alternative approaches to pain management
Intraoperative echocardiography
How to protect vital organs when low blood pressure or oxygen deprivation occurs

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