Dr. Brad E Higgason M.D.
Anesthesiologist
800 East Carpenter Street Room 2k64 Springfield IL, 62769About
Dr. Brad Higgason is an anesthesiologist practicing in Springfield, IL. Dr. Higgason 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. Higgason also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1991
University of Illinois College of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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