Dr. Paul Emil Franks M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1 Health Circle Lexington VA, 24450About
Dr. Paul Franks is an anesthesiologist practicing in Lexington, VA. Dr. Franks 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. Franks also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1977
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine 1977
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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