Dr. Stephen V. Dreskin MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
1949 Gunbarrel Rd Suite 125 Chattanooga TN, 37421About
Dr. Stephen Dreskin is an anesthesiologist practicing in Chattanooga, TN. Dr. Dreskin 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. Dreskin also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1990
Tufts University School of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Arthritis
- Fibromyalgia
- Osteoarthritis
- Pinched Nerve
- Opiate Dependence
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
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