Dr. William A Dounis MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
3300 Gallows Rd Falls Church VA, 22042About
Dr. William Dounis is an anesthesiologist practicing in Falls Church, VA. Dr. Dounis 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. Dounis also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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