Dr. Leon A Basil M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1 Webster Ave Suite 505 Poughkeepsie NY, 12601About
Dr. Leon Basil is an anesthesiologist practicing in Poughkeepsie, NY. Dr. Basil 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. Basil also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Mosul, Coll of Med, Mosul, Iraq 1972
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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