Dr. Mary Leitschuh Whitley M.D.
Anesthesiologist
2901 2nd Ave S Birmingham AL, 35233About
Dr. Mary Whitley is an anesthesiologist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Whitley 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. Whitley also might help manage pain after an operation.
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