Dr. Derek James Mitzel M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Critical Care Medicine
18205 N 51st Ave Suite 109 Glendale AZ, 85308About
Dr. Derek Mitzel is an anesthesiologist practicing in Glendale, AZ. Dr. Mitzel 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. Mitzel also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University 2002
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