Dr. Ross Wade Cotton MD

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Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Ross Cotton, who serves the Louisville, KY area at his private practice and at several local hospitals. Dr. Cotton graduated with honors from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 1986, and then completed his residency in anesthesiology at the University of Louisville Hospital. He has been certified in anesthesiology and addiction medicine by the American Board of Preventive Medicine and the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dr. Cotton has over thirty years of experience in the field. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Cotton is on staff at Louisville area hospitals, including Norton Hospital and Ohio County Hospital. He offers his patients his expertise in anesthesiology and addiction medicine, which can be crucial for patients in important times of need. He holds a Kentucky state medical license through 2019. Dr. Cotton stays up-to-date on developments in his field as a member of several medical societies. He ensures that he is there for his patients before and after surgeries, a time when patients can feel the most vulnerable. As an addiction specialist, Dr. Cotton provides help to patients who are dealing with addictive substances. Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine dedicated to pain relief and total care of the surgical patient before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine and pain medicine. A anesthesiologist evaluates, diagnoses, and treats all different types of pain. Pain is a wide spectrum of disorders including acute pain, chronic pain and cancer pain and sometimes a combination of these. Pain can also arise for many different reasons such as surgery, injury, nerve damage, and metabolic problems such as diabetes. Occasionally, it can even be the problem all by itself, without any obvious cause. Throughout his career, he has provided services to a wide variety of patients. He ensures that all patients are able to manage their pain effectively before, during, and after surgeries and provides patients with an unprecedented level of care and expertise throughout their experiences with him.

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