Teresa Atif Askander M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
5 PLAINSBORO ROAD PLAINSBORO NJ, 08536About
Dr. Teresa Askander is an anesthesiologist practicing in PLAINSBORO, NJ. Dr. Askander 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. Askander also might help manage pain after an operation.
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