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Dr. Allen Jay Schwalb MD
Anesthesiologist
520 S 19th St Suite 1b Philadelphia PA, 19146About
Dr. Allen Schwalb is an anesthesiologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Schwalb 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. Schwalb also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1975
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 1975
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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