Dr. Maha F Elsakka M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
1945 State Route 33 Neptune NJ, 07753About
Dr. Maha Elsakka is an anesthesiologist practicing in Neptune, NJ. Dr. Elsakka 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. Elsakka also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Of Cairo- Fac Of Med- Cairo- Egypt (- Prior /) 1986
University Of Cairo Faculty Of Medicine
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Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Maha F. Elsakka, who serves patients in Neptune City, New Jersey.
Board-certified anesthesiologist Dr. Elsakka is currently serving patients in the Department of Anesthesiology at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City, New Jersey. Jersey Shore University Medical Center is a part of Hackensack Meridian Health, whose mission is to provide the full spectrum of life-enhancing care and services to create and sustain healthy, vibrant communities.
Additionally, Dr. Elsakka is also affiliated with Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, New Jersey. Dr. Elsakka earned her medical degree from the University of Cairo – Faculty of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt in 1986. She then went on to complete her internship and residency at Saint Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey.
Dr. Elsakka is board-certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the mission of the ABA is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology.
Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology, anaesthesia or anaesthetics is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. In addition to basic measurements such as pulse, blood pressure and temperature, anesthesiologists also measure the patient’s respiration.
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