Dr. Rafael I Velez MD
Anesthesiologist
225 S Center Ave Somerset PA, 15501About
Dr. Rafael Velez is an anesthesiologist practicing in Somerset, PA. Dr. Velez 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. Velez also might help manage pain after an operation.
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