Dr. Bernis A Simmons MD
Anesthesiologist
52 Medical Park Dr E Suite 321 Birmingham AL, 35235About
Dr. Bernis Simmons is an anesthesiologist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Simmons 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. Simmons also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
U of Tx Med Sch At Houston, Houston Tx 1988
University of Texas At Houston / Medical School At Houston 1988
University Of Texas Medical School at Houston 1988
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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