Dr. Penelope Smetana MD
Anesthesiologist
1400 E Boulder St Colorado Springs CO, 80909About
Dr. Penelope Smetana is an anesthesiologist practicing in Colorado Springs, CO. Dr. Smetana 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. Smetana also might help manage pain after an operation.
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