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Dr. Karen Denise Edwards MD
Anesthesiologist
50 Irving St NW Washington DC, 20422About
Dr. Karen Edwards is an anesthesiologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Edwards 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. Edwards also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Meharry Medical College 1977
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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