
Dr. Seth Akst MD
Anesthesiologist | Critical Care Medicine
900 23rd St Nw Washington DC, 20037About
Dr. Seth Akst is an anesthesiologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Akst 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. Akst also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 2000
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Critical Care Medicine
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