Dr. Joseph T Spalitta M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1202 S Tyler St Covington LA, 70433About
Dr. Joseph Spalitta is an anesthesiologist practicing in Covington, LA. Dr. Spalitta 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. Spalitta also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Tulane University of Louisiana 1980
Tulane University School of Medicine 1980
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