Dr. Scott Melvin Vanek MD
Anesthesiologist
1600 Prairie Center Pkwy Brighton CO, 80601About
Dr. Scott Vanek is an anesthesiologist practicing in Brighton, CO. Dr. Vanek 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. Vanek also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Creighton University School of Medicine 2004
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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