Dr. Stephen F Scharf M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1901 Tate Springs Rd Lynchburg VA, 24501About
Dr. Stephen Scharf is an anesthesiologist practicing in Lynchburg, VA. Dr. Scharf 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. Scharf also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1987
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1987
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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