
Dr. Edward Westerfield MD
Anesthesiologist
250 E Dunlap John C Lincoln Hospi Phoenix AZ, 85020About
Dr. Edward Westerfield is an anesthesiologist practicing in Phoenix, AZ. Dr. Westerfield 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. Westerfield also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School 1983
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