Dr. Laurel Diane Kortum M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
3998 Fair Ridge Drive Suite 320 Fairfax VA, 22033About
Dr. Laurel Kortum is an anesthesiologist practicing in Fairfax, VA. Dr. Kortum 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. Kortum also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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