Dr. Joel Alfred Highness M.D.
Anesthesiologist
747 Broadway Seattle WA, 98122About
Dr. Joel Highness is an anesthesiologist practicing in Seattle, WA. Dr. Highness 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. Highness also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Wa Sch of Med, Seattle Wa 1974
University of Washington School of Medicine 1974
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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