Dr. Verna A Smith MD
Anesthesiologist
1990 Industrial Blvd Houma LA, 70363About
Dr. Verna Smith is an anesthesiologist practicing in Houma, LA. Dr. Smith 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. Smith also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In Shreveport, Shreveport La 1984
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1984
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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