Dr. David Joseph Altman M.D.
Anesthesiologist
25 E Washington St Suite 300 Chicago IL, 60602About
Dr. David Altman is an anesthesiologist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Altman 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. Altman also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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