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Dr. Joel Kreitzer MD, Anesthesiologist
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Dr. Joel Kreitzer MD

Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine

1540 York Ave New York NY, 10028

About

Dr. Joel Kreitzer is an anesthesiologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Kreitzer 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. Kreitzer also might help manage pain after an operation.

Education and Training

Albert Einstein Medicine

Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University 1985

Board Certification

AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 32 years of experience

Awards

  •  2009 Best Doctors, New York Magazine 

Treatments

  • Chronic Pain
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Neck Pain
  • Back Pain
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Herniated Disc
  • Pain
  • Opiate Dependence
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)

Dr. Joel Kreitzer MD's Practice location

Practice At 1540 York Ave

1540 York Ave -
New York, NY 10028
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New patients: 718-204-2683

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