Dr. Joseph F Wataha MD
Anesthesiologist
2021 N 12th St Grand Junction CO, 81501About
Dr. Joseph Wataha is an anesthesiologist practicing in Grand Junction, CO. Dr. Wataha 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. Wataha also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ut Sch of Med, Salt Lake Cty Ut 1987
University of Utah School of Medicine 1987
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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