
Dr. Robert S Ascanio M.D.
Anesthesiologist
22 Bramhall St Portland ME, 04102About
Dr. Robert Ascanio is an anesthesiologist practicing in Portland, ME. Dr. Ascanio 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. Ascanio also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Vt Coll of Med, Burlington Vt 1992
University of Vermont College of Medicine 1992
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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