Dr. David J Durkin M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1800 E Park Ave State College PA, 16803About
Dr. David Durkin is an anesthesiologist practicing in State College, PA. Dr. Durkin 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. Durkin also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
American Univ Of The Caribbean- Sch Of Med- Plymouth- Montserrat 1982
American University of The Caribbean / School of Medicine 1982
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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