Dr. Steven Michael Defreitas M.D.
Anesthesiologist
601 Childrens Ln Norfolk VA, 23507About
Dr. Steven Defreitas is an anesthesiologist practicing in Norfolk, VA. Dr. Defreitas 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. Defreitas also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Mechanical Engineering 1998
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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