Dr. Brett A. Wurth M.D.
Anesthesiologist
Memorial Medical Ctr 701 N 1st Street Springfield IL, 62781About
Dr. Brett Wurth is an anesthesiologist practicing in Springfield, IL. Dr. Wurth 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. Wurth also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center 2002
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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