Dr. Robert Whittington M.D.
Anesthesiologist
622 W 168th St New York NY, 10032About
Dr. Robert Whittington is an anesthesiologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Whittington 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. Whittington also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1990
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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