Dr. Wade Rea Porterfield M.D.
Anesthesiologist
515 Main St Olean NY, 14760About
Dr. Wade Porterfield is an anesthesiologist practicing in Olean, NY. Dr. Porterfield 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. Porterfield also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Wv Univ Sch of Med, Morgantown Wv 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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