Dr. Wannakuwatte W. Fernando M.D.
Anesthesiologist
759 Chestnut St Department Of Anesth Springfield MA, 01199About
Dr. Wannakuwatte Fernando is an anesthesiologist practicing in Springfield, MA. Dr. Fernando 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. Fernando also might help manage pain after an operation.
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