Dr. Joseph Courtney Empey M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
368 E Riverside Dr Suite 3b Saint George UT, 84790About
Dr. Joseph Empey is an anesthesiologist practicing in Saint George, UT. Dr. Empey 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. Empey also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
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