Dr. Douglas Edward Pitchford M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
39 Kinglet Drive South Plainsboro Cranbury NJ, 08512About
Dr. Douglas Pitchford is an anesthesiologist practicing in Cranbury, NJ. Dr. Pitchford 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. Pitchford also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Umdnj-Robt W Johnson Med Sch- New Brunswick Nj 1985
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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