Dr. James F Elton M. D.
Anesthesiologist
1900 Electric Rd Salem VA, 24153About
Dr. James Elton is an anesthesiologist practicing in Salem, VA. Dr. Elton 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. Elton also might help manage pain after an operation.
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Emory University School Of Medicine 1989
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