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Dr. Daniel M Whittington MD
Anesthesiologist
8166 Main Street Houma LA, 70360About
Dr. Daniel Whittington is an anesthesiologist practicing in Houma, LA. Dr. Whittington 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. Whittington also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 2002
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Practice At 8166 Main Street
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- Dr. Tung Thanh Nguyen MD602 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux LA 70301
- Dr. Scott B Branting MD8166 Main Street Houma LA 70360
- Dr. Francis E Lewis MD8166 Main Street Houma LA 70360
- Dr. Maricar Oracion Ong-lao MD602 N Acadia Rd Thibodaux LA 70301
Nearest Hospitals
LEONARD J CHABERT MEDICAL CENTERl
1978 INDUSTRIAL BLVD HOUMA LA 70363