Dr. Leslie Henry Atterbury M.D.
Anesthesiologist
4501 N Foxglove Dr Nw Gig Harbor WA, 98332About
Dr. Leslie Atterbury is an anesthesiologist practicing in Gig Harbor, WA. Dr. Atterbury 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. Atterbury also might help manage pain after an operation.
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