Dr. Leslie Thomas MD
Anesthesiologist
1514 Jefferson Hwy New Orleans LA, 70121About
Dr. Leslie Thomas is an anesthesiologist practicing in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Thomas 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. Thomas also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1992
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1992
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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