Dr. Thomas W Benton M.D.
Anesthesiologist
200 Providence Rd Suite 101 Charlotte NC, 28207About
Dr. Thomas Benton is an anesthesiologist practicing in Charlotte, NC. Dr. Benton 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. Benton also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Nc At Chapel Hill Sch of Med, Chapel Hill Nc 1983
Physician Assistant Studies, Barry University, FL 1983
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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