Dr. Jorge E Vega M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1001 GAUSE BLVD SLIDELL LA, 70458About
Dr. Jorge Vega is an anesthesiologist practicing in SLIDELL, LA. Dr. Vega 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. Vega also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 2004
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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