Dr. David Chambers Burdette M.D., Anesthesiologist
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Dr. David Chambers Burdette M.D.

Anesthesiologist

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Dr. David Burdette is an anesthesiologist who has recently retired. Dr. Burdette 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. Burdette also might help manage pain after an operation.

Education and Training

Univ of Fl Coll of Med, Gainesville Fl 1975

Board Certification

AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA

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Dr. David Chambers Burdette M.D.'s Expert Contributions
  • What should you not do before general anesthesia?

    Get up as soon as you want. Research shows that remaining supine after a spinal does not affect the probability of contracting a spinal headache. The key is to lay down if you develop even a mild headache. One study had 100 people remain supine for 12 hours, and 5 developed a spinal headache. The same study had another 100 get up soon after a spinal, and 5 developed a headache. READ MORE

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