Dr. Andrew Leitner MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
8540 S Sepulveda Blvd Suite 910 Los Angeles CA, 90045About
Dr. Andrew Leitner is an anesthesiologist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Leitner 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. Leitner also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine 2009
Washington University of Health and Sciences 2008
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