Dr. Valerie Elizabeth Armstead, MD, DABA, MAUB, FAAP, FASA
Anesthesiologist
3401 N Broad St Philadelphia PA, 19140About
Dr. Valerie Elizabeth Armstead is an anesthesiologist practicing in Paterson, NJ. Dr. Armstead 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. Armstead also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Washington Univ Sch Of Med- St Louis Mo 1981
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Provider Details
Fellowships
- Fellowship, Pediatric Cardio-thoracic Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children\'s Hospital at the Houston Medical Center; Fellowship, Liver Transplant Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh; Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Washington Children\'s Hospital and Medical Center
Professional Society Memberships
- Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists, Philadelphia Society of Anesthesiologists, New Jersey Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Association of University Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Pediatrics (Anesthesiology subsection), American Medical Association, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, National Medical Association, Ame
What do you attribute your success to?
- She attributes her success to her parents taught her that education is important to be persistent, never giving up and continuing education.
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