Dr. Upendra N Thaker M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
911 University Dr State College PA, 16801About
Dr. Upendra Thaker is an anesthesiologist practicing in State College, PA. Dr. Thaker 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. Thaker also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
New York Med Coll- Valhalla Ny 1985
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
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