Dr. Teresa A Simpson M.D.
Anesthesiologist
310 W Losey St Scott Air Force Base IL, 62225About
Dr. Teresa Simpson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Scott Air Force Base, IL. Dr. Simpson 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. Simpson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Provider Details
Treatments
- Colon Polyps
- Pain
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