Dr. Roy M Kaplan MD
Anesthesiologist
140 Academy St Presque Isle ME, 04769About
Dr. Roy Kaplan is an anesthesiologist practicing in Presque Isle, ME. Dr. Kaplan 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. Kaplan also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1978
University of Vermont College of Medicine 1978
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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