Dr. Brenda M Macknight MD
Anesthesiologist
4800 Friendship Avenue Pittsburgh PA, 15224About
Dr. Brenda Macknight is an anesthesiologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Macknight 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. Macknight also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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