Dr. Karen A. Bretz M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1245 S Cedar Crest Blvd Suite #301 Allentown PA, 18103About
Dr. Karen Bretz is an anesthesiologist practicing in Allentown, PA. Dr. Bretz 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. Bretz also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Temple Univ Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1978
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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