Dr. Kenneth S Houghton MD
Anesthesiologist
809 82nd Pkwy Myrtle Beach SC, 29572About
Dr. Kenneth Houghton is an anesthesiologist practicing in Myrtle Beach, SC. Dr. Houghton 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. Houghton also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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