Dr. Alexander Shorshtein M.D.
Anesthesiologist
Stony Brook Anaesthesiology Ufpc Stony Brook U. , Hea Stony Brook NY, 11794About
Dr. Alexander Shorshtein is an anesthesiologist practicing in Stony Brook, NY. Dr. Shorshtein 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. Shorshtein also might help manage pain after an operation.
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