Dr. Joel R Underwood MD
Anesthesiologist
3611 S Reed Rd Suite 103 Kokomo IN, 46902About
Dr. Joel Underwood is an anesthesiologist practicing in Kokomo, IN. Dr. Underwood 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. Underwood also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Texas At Houston / Medical School At Houston 2002
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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