Dr. Vaia Thomas Abatzis M.D.
Anesthesiologist
Uva Hospital Lee Street Charlottesville VA, 22908About
Dr. Vaia Abatzis is an anesthesiologist practicing in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Abatzis 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. Abatzis also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1999
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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