Justin M Poltak MD
Anesthesiologist
22 Bramhall St Portland ME, 04102About
Dr. Justin Poltak is an anesthesiologist practicing in Portland, ME. Dr. Poltak 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. Poltak also might help manage pain after an operation.
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Georgetown University School of Medicine 2009
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