Dr. Michael J. Porter MD
Anesthesiologist
5721 W 119th St Leawood KS, 66209About
Dr. Michael Porter is an anesthesiologist practicing in Leawood, KS. Dr. Porter 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. Porter also might help manage pain after an operation.
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University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine 1970
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