Dr. Christopher Criswell MD
Anesthesiologist
990 Oak Ridge Tpke Oak Ridge TN, 37830About
Dr. Christopher Criswell is an anesthesiologist practicing in Oak Ridge, TN. Dr. Criswell 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. Criswell also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Tn, Memphis, Coll of Med, Memphis Tn 1986
Georgetown University in Washington DC 1987
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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