Dr. Christopher J Merck DO
Anesthesiologist
1000 Bower Hill Rd Pittsburgh PA, 15243About
Dr. Christopher Merck is an anesthesiologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Merck 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. Merck also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Philadelphia Coll of Osteo Med, Philadelphia Pa 2002
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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