Dr. Robert Joseph Medell M.D.
Anesthesiologist
4402 Vance Jackson Rd Suite 220 San Antonio TX, 78230About
Dr. Robert Medell is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Medell 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. Medell also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 1986
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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