Dr. Leon Specthrie MD
Anesthesiologist
25 Pocono Rd Denville NJ, 07834About
Dr. Leon Specthrie is an anesthesiologist practicing in Denville, NJ. Dr. Specthrie 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. Specthrie also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1990
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1990
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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