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Dr. Joan Kristal M.D
Anesthesiologist
1901 Research Blvd 350 Rockville MD, 20850About
Dr. Joan Kristal is an anesthesiologist practicing in Rockville, MD. Dr. Kristal 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. Kristal also might help manage pain after an operation.
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Practice At 1901 Research Blvd 350
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