Dr. John P Lapurga MD
Anesthesiologist
801 Medical Drive Suite B Lima OH, 45804About
Dr. John Lapurga is an anesthesiologist practicing in Lima, OH. Dr. Lapurga 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. Lapurga also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Ohio, Toledo Oh 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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