Dr. Stephanie Kay Whitener M.D.
Anesthesiologist
2100 Erwin Rd Durham NC, 27705About
Dr. Stephanie Whitener is an anesthesiologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Whitener 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. Whitener also might help manage pain after an operation.
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Provider Details
Treatments
- Anesthesia
Fellowships
- Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital 2011
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