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Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Patient Receiving : (540) 231-4621
Hospital FAX : (540) 231-9354
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Referrals: Small Animal | Large Animal 		Veterinary Teaching Hospital
VMRCVM, Virginia Tech
Phase III, Duckpond Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24061
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Anesthesia & Pain Management


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Anesthesia Services

The VTH Anesthesia Service provides the following services:Anesthesia

  • Multi-species general anesthesia, pain management, and local anesthetic services for patients in the Small Animal and Large Animal Hospitals of the VTH.
  • Anesthetic services for all surgeries performed in the hospitals as well as for animals undergoing diagnostic procedures requiring general anesthesia.
  • Consultation for other sub-specialties within the hospitals seeking solutions to sedation and pain management problems.

All of our patients undergo a careful physiological assessment prior to being pre-medicated and anesthetized. Extensive monitoring with state-of-the-art equipment, analgesia, and intra-operative fluid administration are conducted throughout the procedure and until the patient has fully recovered consciousness.
 

Anesthesia Personnel

Natalia Henao-Guerrero, DVM, MS, DACVA, Anesthesiology
Maria Killos, DVM, MS, DACVA, Anesthesiology
Carolina Ricco, DVM, MS, DACVA, Anesthesiology
Noah Pavlisko, DVM, Anesthesia Resident
Deborah Akers, LVT, Anesthesia Technician
Maryann Cline, LVT, Anesthesia Technician
Tami Quesenberry, LVT, Anesthesia Technician
Amy Richardson, LVT, Anesthesia Technician
Missy Stillinger, LVT, VTS (Anesthesia), Anesthesia Technician
Terri Wehr, LVT, Anesthesia Technician