Dr. Brian Curtis Ball MD
Anesthesiologist
15790 Paul Vega Md Dr Hammond LA, 70403About
Dr. Brian Ball is an anesthesiologist practicing in Hammond, LA. Dr. Ball 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. Ball also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1984
Louisiana State Univ School Of Medicine In New Orleans 1984
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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