Dr. Jason Fontenot M.D.
Anesthesiologist
539 E Prudhomme St Opelousas LA, 70570About
Dr. Jason Fontenot is an anesthesiologist practicing in Opelousas, LA. Dr. Fontenot 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. Fontenot also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In Shreveport, Shreveport La 1990
Louisiana State University Health Shreveport / School of Medicine 1990
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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