Dr. David Scott Kirby M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1600 Sw Archer Rd Gainesville FL, 32610About
Dr. David Kirby is an anesthesiologist practicing in Gainesville, FL. Dr. Kirby 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. Kirby also might help manage pain after an operation.
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St. George's University School of Medicine
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