
Jennifer Fortney
Anesthesiologist
Duke University Medical Ctr Durham NC, 27710About
Dr. Jennifer Fortney is an anesthesiologist practicing in Durham, NC. Dr. Fortney 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. Fortney also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1978
University of Maryland At Baltimore / Professional Schools 1978
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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