Dr. Joseph K Essmyer
Anesthesiologist
300 S Mount Auburn Rd Suite 200 Cape Girardeau MO, 63703About
Dr. Joseph Essmyer is an anesthesiologist practicing in Cape Girardeau, MO. Dr. Essmyer 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. Essmyer also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Mo, Columbia Sch of Med, Columbia Mo 1967
University of Missouri / Columbia Campus 1967
UNIV HOSPS AND CLINICS 1967
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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