
Dr. Gary Okum MD
Anesthesiologist
Broad & Vine Sts Philadelphia PA, 19102About
Dr. Gary Okum is an anesthesiologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Okum 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. Okum also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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