
Dr. Bruce Russell Westcott M.D.
Anesthesiologist
3241 Percy Dr Cape Girardeau MO, 63701About
Dr. Bruce Westcott is an anesthesiologist practicing in Cape Girardeau, MO. Dr. Westcott 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. Westcott also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Tn, Memphis, Coll of Med, Memphis Tn 1983
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Practice At 3241 Percy Dr
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- Dr. Terry Linn Cleaver M.D.1723 Broadway Cape Girardeau MO 63701
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