Dr. James L. Sharpless MD
Anesthesiologist
8212 Summa Ave Baton Rouge LA, 70809About
Dr. James Sharpless is an anesthesiologist practicing in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Sharpless 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. Sharpless also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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