Dr. Alka Kaushik MD
Anesthesiologist
9100 Babcock Blvd Pittsburgh PA, 15237About
Dr. Alka Kaushik is an anesthesiologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Kaushik 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. Kaushik also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Lady Hardinge Med Coll- Univ Of Delhi- New Delhi- Delhi- India 1979
Lady Hardinge Medical College / University of Delhi 1976
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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