Dr. Leslie Packer MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
111 S Front St Harrisburg PA, 17101About
Dr. Leslie Packer is an anesthesiologist practicing in Harrisburg, PA. Dr. Packer 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. Packer also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1987
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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