Dr. Patricia Tafuro D.O.
Anesthesiologist
259 1st St Mineola NY, 11501About
Dr. Patricia Tafuro is an anesthesiologist practicing in Mineola, NY. Dr. Tafuro 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. Tafuro also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Ny Coll Of Osteo Med Of Ny Inst Of Tech- Old Westbury Ny 1989
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine 1989
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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