Dr. Jimmy D. Laferney, MD

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Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Jimmy D. Laferney, who serves patients throughout the State of Texas.

Dr. Laferney, a board-certified anesthesiologist, is a Partner at US Anesthesia Consultants in Dallas, Texas. He provides anesthesiology and pain management services to patients as directed or required.

Among his other positions, he has been serving as Chief Medical Affairs Officer at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Frisco since 2002.

Academically, Dr. Laferney graduated with his medical degree from UT Southwestern Medical School in 1980. He then went on to perform his internship and residency in anesthesiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in 1981 and 1983, respectively. 

Board-certified in anesthesiology, he is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). The mission of the ABA is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology.

With interests in merging medicine and technology, Dr. Laferney holds 14 patents in RFID and Auxetic materials applications in the medical field. He co-founded Veroscan Inc. and Peregrine Worldwide, Inc. and has served as a member of the Medical Advisory Board of NTEC, Inc.

Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal and central nervous systems during surgery. In addition to basic measurements of pulse, blood pressure,respiration and temperature, they often use ultrasound, blood gas analysis, and invasive monitoring to maintain patients’ well-being during surgery.

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