Dr. Douglas Rex Hess M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
200 S Santa Fe Ave Suite 500 Pueblo CO, 81003About
Dr. Douglas Hess is an anesthesiologist practicing in Pueblo, CO. Dr. Hess ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Hess also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 1982
University of Ia Roy J & L Carver Com 1982
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1982
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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