
Dr. Rachel Backstrom DO
Anesthesiologist
4727 Friendship Ave Suite 240 Pittsburgh PA, 15224About
Dr. Rachel Backstrom is an anesthesiologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Backstrom 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. Backstrom also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine--Erie DO
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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