Dr. Glen Scott Gettinger MD
Anesthesiologist
76 Peachtree Rd Suite 300 Asheville NC, 28803About
Dr. Glen Gettinger is an anesthesiologist practicing in Asheville, NC. Dr. Gettinger 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. Gettinger also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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