Dr. Philip John Ferkler M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1901 Research Blvd 350 Rockville MD, 20850About
Dr. Philip Ferkler is an anesthesiologist practicing in Rockville, MD. Dr. Ferkler 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. Ferkler also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Marshall Univ Sch of Med, Huntington Wv 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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