Dr. Jan R Purgess MD
Anesthesiologist
423 E 23rd St New York NY, 10010About
Dr. Jan Purgess is an anesthesiologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Purgess 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. Purgess also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University at Buffalo State University of New York School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences 1974
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
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