Dr. Charles A Defrancesco MD
Anesthesiologist
100 Brush Run Rd Greensburg PA, 15601About
Dr. Charles Defrancesco is an anesthesiologist practicing in Greensburg, PA. Dr. Defrancesco 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. Defrancesco also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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