Dr. Joe S Funston MD
Anesthesiologist
445 Lenox Road 8th Floor Brooklyn NY, 11203About
Dr. Joe Funston is an anesthesiologist practicing in Galveston, TX. Dr. Funston 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. Funston also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Tx Med Branch Galveston, Galveston Tx 1994
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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- Anesthesiology-Critical Care, University of Texas Medical Branch, Grad 1999
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