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Dr. Stephen S Raj MD
Anesthesiologist
201 State St Erie PA, 16550About
Dr. Stephen Raj is an anesthesiologist practicing in Erie, PA. Dr. Raj 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. Raj also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Pondicherry University Jawaharlal Institute 1971
Madras
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University 1968
Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College 1970
Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research 1971
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Provider Details
Fellowships
- Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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