Dr. Jack Aftel MD
Anesthesiologist
50 Hospital Road Sharon Hospital Sharon CT, 06069About
Dr. Jack Aftel is an anesthesiologist practicing in Sharon, CT. Dr. Aftel 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. Aftel also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
New York Medical College 1984
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