Dr. Norman Douglas Packer M.D.
Anesthesiologist
110 Overlook Pointe Cir Ridgeland MS, 39157About
Dr. Norman Packer is an anesthesiologist practicing in Ridgeland, MS. Dr. Packer 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. Packer also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ms Sch of Med, Jackson Ms 1983
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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