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Kristal Keys , MD
Anesthesiologists are perioperative physicians ("peri-" meaning "all-around") who provide medical care to patients before, during, and after surgical procedures. Anesthesiologists are responsible for delivering (or ensuring the delivery of) anesthesia safely to patients in virtually all health care settings, including all major R medical and tertiary care facilities. This includes a preoperative medical evaluation of each patient before surgery , consultation with the surgical team, creating a plan for the anesthesia tailored to each individual patient, airway management, intraoperative life support and provision of pain control, intraoperative diagnostic stabilization, and proper post-operative management of patients. Preparation of patients for emergency surgery are mandatory, essential, and critical skills that anesthesiologists have been trained to employ. Because anesthesiologists are physicians, in contrast to other anesthesia providers, they are able to …utilize their extensive knowledge of human physiology and diseases to guide their decision making.
Read More Read less Anesthesiologists are perioperative physicians ("peri-" meaning "all-around") who provide medical care to patients before, during, and after surgical procedures. Anesthesiologists are responsible for delivering (or ensuring the delivery of) anesthesia safely to patients in virtually all health care settings, including all major R medical and tertiary care facilities. This includes a preoperative medical evaluation of each patient before surgery , consultation with the surgical team, creating a plan for the anesthesia tailored to each individual patient, airway management, intraoperative life support and provision of pain control, intraoperative diagnostic stabilization, and proper post-operative management of patients. Preparation of patients for emergency surgery are mandatory, essential, and critical skills that anesthesiologists have been trained to employ. Because anesthesiologists are physicians, in contrast to other anesthesia providers, they are able to …utilize their extensive knowledge of human physiology and diseases to guide their decision making.
Quick Facts
- 23 years of experience
- Wake Forest School Of Medicine
- 1 specialty
- 1 area of expertise
- 1 board certification
- 1 hospital affiliation
- 1 office location
- Female
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| Anesthesiology | Anesthesiology | Anesthesiology | Anesthesiology |
| Accepts New Patients | Accepts New Patients | Accepts New Patients | |
| 23 Years of Experience | 14 Years of Experience | 19 Years of Experience | 13 Years of Experience |
| No Virtual Visit Option | No Virtual Visit Option | No Virtual Visit Option | No Virtual Visit Option |
| Smithfield , NC | Raleigh , NC | Raleigh , NC | Raleigh , NC |
| Med School: Wake Forest School Of Medicine | Med School: University Of Maryland School Of Medicine | Med School: University Of Alabama School Of Medicine | Med School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College At Thomas Jefferson University |
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Certifications, License, & Education
23 Years Experience
MEDICAL LICENSE
Medical Doctor, North Carolina, 2025, Expired
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Medical School
Wake Forest School Of MedicineGraduated in 2003
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