Dr. Wiliam J Pitman MD
Anesthesiologist
2501 Kentucky Avenue Western Baptist Hosp Paducah KY, 42003About
Dr. Wiliam Pitman is an anesthesiologist practicing in Paducah, KY. Dr. Pitman 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. Pitman also might help manage pain after an operation.
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