Derek Michael Schoppa
Anesthesiologist
1500 CITYWEST BLVD HOUSTON TX, 77042About
Dr. Derek Schoppa is an anesthesiologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Schoppa 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. Schoppa also might help manage pain after an operation.
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