Dr. Paul J Affleck MD
Anesthesiologist
1380 E Medical Center Dr Saint George UT, 84790About
Dr. Paul Affleck is an anesthesiologist practicing in Saint George, UT. Dr. Affleck 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. Affleck also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Uniformed Services Univ Of The Hlth Sci- Bethesda Md 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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