Dr. Lauren N. Merritt M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1900 Exeter Rd Suite 210 Germantown TN, 38138About
Dr. Lauren Merritt is an anesthesiologist practicing in Germantown, TN. Dr. Merritt 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. Merritt also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Tn, Memphis, Coll of Med, Memphis Tn 1984
Georgetown University in Washington DC 1984
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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