Dr. John Luther Wetherby MD
Anesthesiologist
4315 Diplomacy Dr Attn: Sherry Reedy Anchorage AK, 99508About
Dr. John Wetherby is an anesthesiologist practicing in Anchorage, AK. Dr. Wetherby 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. Wetherby also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Pa State Univ Coll Of Med- Hershey Pa 1977
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 1977
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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