Dr. Katherine Langerfelder Whitaker M.D.
Anesthesiologist
10810 Connecticut Avenue Kensington MD, 20895About
Dr. Katherine Whitaker is an anesthesiologist practicing in Kensington, MD. Dr. Whitaker 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. Whitaker also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Maryland At Baltimore / Professional Schools 1985
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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