Dr. Melissa Harrison, D.O.
Anesthesiologist
24 S 18th St Allentown PA, 18104About
Dr. Melissa Harrison is an anesthesiologist practicing in Allentown, PA. Dr. Harrison 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. Harrison also might help manage pain after an operation.
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