Dr. James L Torrens MD
Anesthesiologist
1850 Town Center Pkwy Reston Hospital Cent Reston VA, 20190About
Dr. James Torrens is an anesthesiologist practicing in Reston, VA. Dr. Torrens 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. Torrens also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1979
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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