Dr. Katrina Brown Briggs MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
2201 Lexington Ave Ashland KY, 41101About
Dr. Katrina Briggs is an anesthesiologist practicing in Ashland, KY. Dr. Briggs 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. Briggs also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Marshall Univ Sch of Med, Huntington Wv 1992
Marshall University 1992
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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