Dr. Phillip Joshua Smith M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
2100 Stantonsburg Rd Greenville NC, 27834About
Dr. Phillip Smith is an anesthesiologist practicing in Greenville, NC. Dr. Smith 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. Smith also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University 2007
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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