Dr. Joel Kent M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
601 Emwood Avenue Box 604 Rochester NY, 14642About
Dr. Joel Kent is an anesthesiologist practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Kent 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. Kent also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of South Florida Medica School,,Bachelor of Schience | Stetson University, MD
University of South Florida (Usf) Medicine
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Hospice and Palliative Medicine- 2012
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