Dr. Heather Ballentine D.D.S.
Anesthesiologist | Dentist Anesthesiologist
1470 PANTOPS MOUNTAIN PL CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, 22911About
Dr. Heather Ballentine is an anesthesiologist practicing in CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. Dr. Ballentine 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. Ballentine also might help manage pain after an operation.
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