Dr. David E Perkins MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
1108 Ross Clark Circle Dothan AL, 36301About
Dr. David Perkins is an anesthesiologist practicing in Dothan, AL. Dr. Perkins 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. Perkins also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Southern Ca Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1984
Tucom-Ca 1984
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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