Seema Handa-Nayyar, D.O.
Anesthesiologist
205 May St Suite 103 Edison NJ, 08837About
Dr. Seema Handa-Nayyar is an anesthesiologist practicing in Edison, NJ. Dr. Handa-Nayyar 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. Handa-Nayyar also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Delhi Bachelor Degree 0
Armed Forces Medical College medical degree 0
Board Certification
gastroenterology and internal medicine
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Professional Memberships
- National Institutes of Health - Fellow
Fellowships
- UMDNJ University Hospital gastroenterology
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Get to know Gastroenterologist Dr. Seema Handa-Nayyar, who serves patients in Edison, New Jersey.
A prominent gastroenterologist, Dr. Handa-Nayyar is in practice at May Street Surgi Center in Edison, New Jersey.
May Street Surgi Center has multiple GI endoscopy procedure rooms with state-of-the art safety and diagnostic equipment, in addition to recovery bays for added privacy and convenient parking. They strive to provide a very pleasant, safe and convenient alternative to hospital-based endoscopy. Their staff understands what it means to be a patient and the importance of being treated as a whole person.
An Indian native, Dr. Handa-Nayyar received his Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of Delhi, and his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery degree from the Armed Forces Medical College. After relocating to the United States, he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, and completed his residency in internal medicine and his fellowship in gastroenterology at the UMDNJ University Hospital.
In pursuit of clinical excellence, the doctor is board-certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.
Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. A gastroenterologist is a physician who has extensive training in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the esophagus, stomach, small intestines, colon, liver, pancreas, and biliary system.
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