
Dr. Edward D. Briggs M.D.
Anesthesiologist
45 Northeast Loop 410 Suite 900 San Antonio Texas, 78215About
Dr. Edward Briggs is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Antonio, Texas. 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
University of Manchester
Univ of Manchester, Fac of Med, Manchester MD
University of Manchester School of Medicine 1995
Board Certification
American Board of Anesthesiology- Anesthesiology
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAreas of expertise and specialization
Internships
- Johns Hopkins University
Professional Society Memberships
- Bexar County Medical Society
What do you attribute your success to?
- Persistence, Hard work, Wanting to Care for the Patients
Favorite professional publications
- British Medical Journal, Journal of Anesthesiology
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Nearby Providers
- Norman Wulfsohn718 Lexington Avenue San Antonio Texas 78212
- Dr. James Rogers MD7703 Floyd Curl Dr San Antonio TX 78229
- Dr. Bruce David Kennedy M.D.45 N. E. Loop 410 #900 San Antonio TX 78216
- Dr. Christopher Marion Sertich M.D.45 Ne Loop 410 San Antonio TX 78216
- Dr. Ralph G. Matalon M.D.4242 Medical Dr San Antonio TX 78229
- Dr. Harold Karam DO45 NE LOOP 410 SAN ANTONIO TX 78216
Nearest Hospitals
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMl
4502 MEDICAL DR SAN ANTONIO TX 78229METHODIST HOSPITALl
7700 FLOYD CURL DR SAN ANTONIO TX 78229BAPTIST EMERGENCY HOSPITALl
16088 SAN PEDRO SAN ANTONIO TX 78232BAPTIST EMERGENCY HOSPITALl
16088 SAN PEDRO SAN ANTONIO TX 78232METHODIST HOSPITALl
7700 FLOYD CURL DR SAN ANTONIO TX 78229UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEMl
4502 MEDICAL DR SAN ANTONIO TX 78229