Dr. Leonid A Portugeys DDS
Dentist
1 Broadway 4c Elmwood Park NJ, 07407About
Dr. Leonid Portugeys is a Dentist practicing in Elmwood Park, NJ. Dr. Portugeys specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases and conditions associated with the mouth and overall dental health. Dentists are trained to carry out such treatment as professional cleaning, restorative, prosthodontic, and endodontic procedures, and performing examinations, among many others.
Education and Training
Stony Brook Univ Health Sciences Center School Of Medicine 1999
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