Dr. Ben Andrew Brooksby MD
Anesthesiologist
707 Sw Washington St Suite 700 Portland OR, 97205About
Dr. Ben Brooksby is an anesthesiologist practicing in Portland, OR. Dr. Brooksby 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. Brooksby also might help manage pain after an operation.
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Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 2009
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