Dr. Heather Ann Ballard M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1 Deaconess Rd Cc-470 Boston MA, 02215About
Dr. Heather Ballard is an anesthesiologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Ballard 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. Ballard also might help manage pain after an operation.
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