Dr. Valerie T Hopkins MD
Anesthesiologist
7900 Lees Summit Rd Kansas City MO, 64139About
Dr. Valerie Hopkins is an anesthesiologist practicing in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Hopkins 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. Hopkins also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Louisville Sch of Med, Louisville Ky 1983
University of Louisville School of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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