Dr. Jerry L Scruggs MD
Anesthesiologist
5954 Brierhedge Ave Memphis TN, 38120About
Dr. Jerry Scruggs is an anesthesiologist practicing in Memphis, TN. Dr. Scruggs 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. Scruggs also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
American Univ Of The Caribbean- Sch Of Med- Plymouth- Montserrat 1981
American University of The Caribbean / School of Medicine 1981
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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