Many patients are completely
unaware that they have a choice in
selecting an anesthesiologist. This
primarily comes from a misunderstanding
that the anesthesiologist is ‘assigned’ to your case or is included
‘automatically’ with the surgery team.
While this may be the perception, it
is not a fact.
The trend across the U.S. is for
more and more patients to put as
much thought and effort into choosing
their anesthesiologist as they put
into picking the surgeon performing
their procedure. And, there is good
precedence for this effort considering
the anesthesiologist’s important
role in producing good surgical outcomes.
Today, it is not uncommon once a patient has found an anesthesiologist that they are comfortable with, to stick with them throughout the many different surgeries they may have over the course of several years.
The reason for this is shift is
simple; the patient’s anesthesiologist
of choice is the one consistent
person from one procedure to the
next. Since each surgery or procedure
usually requires a different primary
surgeon working on the patient for
the first time, patient’s fi nd it greatly
reassuring that their anesthesiologist
knows their particular physiology, has
a history with them, and will care for
them in the operating room.
J.B. Dott, has been a leader in
providing this type of individualized
approach to anesthesia care
since 1983 in Bryan/College Station.
Many patients consider him as a permanent
member of their healthcare
team along with their primary care
physician. Besides an easygoing manner,
Dr. Dott is known for taking the
time to do pre-surgery consultations
and post surgery follow-ups with all
of his patients. It is this depth of caring
and confidence of knowing that
Dr. Dott is there for them that has
made many fans of Dr. Dott’s style of
personalized medicine. And, in a reversal
of traditional roles of years past,
now, patients are just as likely to call
Dr. Dott about his recommendations
for surgeons for needed procedures,
as they are to ask their general practitioner.
For elective procedures, informed patients have even been known to book Dr. Dott far in advance to guarantee his availability before scheduling their surgery.
Dr. Dott can be reached at 693-7167.
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