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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Ana Whitten identified specializing in AnesthesiologyAnesthesiology
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation, an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post anesthesia recovery..

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Ana Whitten accepts the following plans for Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield at Metropolitan Anesthesia Alliance:

• Arkansas State/Public School Employees PPO
• Basic Blue
• Basic Blue®
• BlueSelect
• Comprehensive Major Medical
• Comprehensive Major Medical (Blue Book or PPP)
• FlexPlan / FlexPlan Preferred

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Whitten is affiliated with 4 hospitals:

Baptist Memorial Hospital - Memphis
6019 Walnut Grove Rd
Memphis, TN

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Education

Dr. Whitten attended medical school at Universidade Federal da Bahia Faculdade de Medicina and graduated in 1977 having 35 years experience.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Ana Whitten MD as:

• Ana E Whitten
• A Whitten

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