Dr. Joseph E West MD
Anesthesiologist
503 N 21st St Camp Hill PA, 17011About
Dr. Joseph West is an anesthesiologist practicing in Camp Hill, PA. Dr. West 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. West also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Pa, Philadelphia Pa 1988
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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