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Dr. John William Patton MD
Anesthesiologist
1311 N Mildred St Ne Sw Memorial Hospital Cortez CO, 81321About
Dr. John Patton is an anesthesiologist practicing in Cortez, CO. Dr. Patton 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. Patton also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ar Coll of Med, Little Rock Ar 1962
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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