
Dr. Deborah Elkon MD
Anesthesiologist
3533 S Alameda St Corpus Christi TX, 78411About
Dr. Deborah Elkon is an anesthesiologist practicing in Corpus Christi, TX. Dr. Elkon 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. Elkon also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences 1984
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