Dr. Akhtar Purvez M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
3300 Rivermont Ave Lynchburg VA, 24503About
Dr. Akhtar Purvez is an anesthesiologist practicing in Lynchburg, VA. Dr. Purvez 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. Purvez also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Government Medical College, Karnatak University, Bellary, Mysore India MD
N Goa 1981
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
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