Ross W. Cotton, MD

Anesthesiologist

Dr. Ross W. Cotton is an Anesthesiologist in Louisville, KY with special training and skill in safely delivering acute and chronic pain relief through numbing and sedation. As an Anesthesiologist, Ross W. Cotton, MD 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.

Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologist

Dr. Ross W. Cotton is an Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologist in Louisville, KY with special training and skill in treating opioid addiction while patients are under sedation. As an Addiction Medicine Anesthesiologist, Ross W. Cotton, MD 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.