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Dr. Joseph Anthony Astaphan M.D.
Anesthesiologist
6751 55 Sunset Strip Fort Lauderdale FL, 33313About
Dr. Joseph Astaphan is an anesthesiologist practicing in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dr. Astaphan ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Astaphan also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Howard University Medical School MD
Howard University College of Medicine 1984
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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