Dr. Wasim Akhtar M.D.
Anesthesiologist
601 Elmwood Ave Box 604 Rochester NY, 14642About
Dr. Wasim Akhtar is an anesthesiologist practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Akhtar 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. Akhtar also might help manage pain after an operation.
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Liaquat University Of Medical Health Sciences MD
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