Dr. William Ralph Porter MD
Anesthesiologist
6th Ave & Spruce St Reading PA, 19611About
Dr. William Porter is an anesthesiologist practicing in Reading, PA. Dr. Porter 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. Porter also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Pa State Univ Coll Of Med- Hershey Pa 1988
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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