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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Alton Liu identified specializing in AnesthesiologyAnesthesiology
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation, an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post anesthesia recovery..

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Alton Liu accepts the following plan for Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana at 1818 Carew St:

• Physicians Health Plan

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Hospital Affiliations

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Dr. Liu is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

Dupont Hospital
2520 E Dupont Rd
Fort Wayne, IN

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Education

Dr. Liu attended medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine and graduated in 1998 having 14 years experience. Additional Anesthesiology training was conducted at University of Washington School of Medicine.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Alton Liu MD as:

• A Liu

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