Dr. Frank L Fortunato MD
Anesthesiologist
27 Park St Cape Cod Hospital An Hyannis MA, 02601About
Dr. Frank Fortunato is an anesthesiologist practicing in Hyannis, MA. Dr. Fortunato 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. Fortunato also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ct Sch Of Med- Farmington Ct 1979
University of Connecticut School of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prognostic significance of reperfusion hyperglycemia during liver
- Postreperfusion syndrome: cardiovascular collapse following hepatic reperfusion during liver transplantation.
- Acid-base status during and after orthotopic liver transplantation.
- Postreperfusion syndrome: hypotension after reperfusion of the transplanted liver.
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