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Dr. Heather Gail Yurka D.O.
Anesthesiologist
601 Elmwood Ave Rochester NY, 14642About
Dr. Heather Yurka is an anesthesiologist practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Yurka 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. Yurka also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine / New York Institute of Technology 2006
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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