Dr. Kathleen C Hittner MD
Anesthesiologist
164 Summit Ave Providence RI, 02906About
Dr. Kathleen Hittner is an anesthesiologist practicing in Providence, RI. Dr. Hittner 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. Hittner also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1973
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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