Dr. Virgil A. Hilliard MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
4647 Zion Ave San Diego CA, 92120About
Dr. Virgil Hilliard is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Hilliard 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. Hilliard also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Southern Ca Sch of Med, Los Angeles Ca 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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