Dr. Laurel A Hortvet M.D.
Anesthesiologist
500 MARTHA JEFFERSON DR CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, 22911About
Dr. Laurel Hortvet is an anesthesiologist practicing in East Hartford, CT. Dr. Hortvet 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. Hortvet also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Wi Med Sch, Madison Wi 1986
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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