
Dr. Rebecca Laura Downey MD
Anesthesiologist
9507 HOSPITAL AVE NASSAWADOX VA, 23413About
Dr. Rebecca Downey is an anesthesiologist practicing in Newport News, VA. Dr. Downey 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. Downey also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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Practice At 500 J Clyde Morris Blvd
500 J Clyde Morris Blvd -Newport News, VA 23601Get Direction
Practice At 170 Morton St.
170 Morton St. -Jamaica Plain, MA 02130Get Direction
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