Dr. J Rael Elk M.D.
Anesthesiologist
2411 Fountain View Dr Suite 200 Houston TX, 77057About
Dr. J Elk is an anesthesiologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Elk 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. Elk also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Cape Town / Faculty of Health Sciences 1974
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The effect of anesthesia and surgery on diaphragmatic lymph vessel flow after endotoxin in sheep.
- Loss of resistance technique for locating the epidural space: evaluation of glass and plastic syringes.
- Pressure within the thoracic duct modulates lymph composition.
- Intestinal lymphatic flow during portal venous hypertension.
- Lymphatic function in the liver after hepatic venous pressure elevation.
- Treatment of acute self-poisoning in a respiratory intensive care unit. A 5-year review.
- Renal lymphatic function following venous pressure elevation.
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