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Dr. Shashank Saxena MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
University Dr Va Pittsburgh Health Pittsburgh PA, 15240About
Dr. Shashank Saxena is an anesthesiologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Saxena 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. Saxena also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Coll Of Med Scis- Univ Of Delhi- New Delhi- Delhi- India 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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- Dr. Catalin Silviu Ezaru MDUniversity Drive Pittsburgh PA 15240
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200 LOTHROP STREET PITTSBURGH PA 15213MAGEE WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UPMC HEALTH SYSTEMl
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4800 FRIENDSHIP AVENUE PITTSBURGH PA 15224