Anesthesiologist
Dr. Heather Mourtacos is an Anesthesiologist in Grove City, PA
with special training and skill in safely delivering acute and chronic pain relief through numbing and sedation.
As an Anesthesiologist, Heather Mourtacos, DO performs
general anesthesia and regional anesthetics. Anesthesiology is
the field of medicine that controls pain during invasive procedures. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Anesthesiologists include sports injuries, musculoskeletal pain, labor, and surgery.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Anesthesiologists
include pre-procedure evaluations, anesthesia delivery, patient monitoring, and recovery assistance.
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or 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 anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. 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.
Anesthesiologists in Grove City, PA
Primary Care Doctor
Primary Care Doctors in Grove City, PA
General Practice Doctor
Dr. Heather Mourtacos is a General Practice Doctor in Grove City, PA
with special training and skill in preventing, diagnosing, and treating physical and psychological conditions for patients of all ages.
As a General Practice Doctor, Heather Mourtacos, DO performs
medical history analysis, screenings, and non-surgical procedures to address a wide range of common medical conditions. General Practice is
a medical specialty focused on disease prevention and general maintenance of patients' whole health. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
General Practice Doctors include the common cold, strep throat, bronchitis, the flu, high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by General Practice Doctors
include physical exams, diagnostic exams (like urine, stool, or blood tests), immunizations, emergency care, and specialist referrals.
General Practice Doctors in Grove City, PA
Addiction Preventive Medicine Practitioner
A physician engaged in the subspecialty practice of Addiction Medicine who specializes in the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of persons with the disease of addiction.
Addiction Preventive Medicine in Grove City, PA
Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologist
Dr. Heather Mourtacos is an Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologist in Grove City, PA
with special training and skill in treating opioid addiction while patients are under sedation.
As an Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologist, Heather Mourtacos, DO performs
anesthesia-assisted rapid opioid detox (AAROD). Addiction Medicine Anesthesiology is
delivered for quick and comfortable withdrawal. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologists include addiction to opioids like oxycodone, morphine, and heroin.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologists
include delivering anesthesia, applying the opioid antagonist naloxone, and monitoring patients when they wake.
An anesthesiologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of addictions.
Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologists in Grove City, PA
