Dr. Dana Gordon Briggs M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1 Va Ctr Augusta ME, 04330About
Dr. Dana Briggs is an anesthesiologist practicing in Augusta, ME. Dr. Briggs 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. Briggs also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1982
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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