Dr. Irvin E Smith MD
Anesthesiologist
2501 Kentucky Ave Paducah KY, 42003About
Dr. Irvin Smith is an anesthesiologist practicing in Paducah, KY. Dr. Smith 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. Smith also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Louisville Sch of Med, Louisville Ky 1978
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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