Dr. Kirsten Susan Leff MD
Anesthesiologist
1550 Boyson Rd Hiawatha IA, 52233About
Dr. Kirsten Leff is an anesthesiologist practicing in Hiawatha, IA. Dr. Leff 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. Leff also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Ia Roy J & L Carver Com 2003
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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