Dr. Laura L Fitzpatrick MD
Anesthesiologist
110 Irving St NW Washington DC, 20010About
Dr. Laura Fitzpatrick is an anesthesiologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Fitzpatrick 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. Fitzpatrick also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1994
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1994
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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