
Dr. Maria T Defendini MD
Anesthesiologist
18101 Prince Philip Dr Olney MD, 20832About
Dr. Maria Defendini is an anesthesiologist practicing in Olney, MD. Dr. Defendini 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. Defendini also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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