Dr. Maria De Guzman MD

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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Maria De Guzman identified specializing in Physical Medicine and RehabilitationPhysical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating and treating patients with physical disabilities. These disabilities may arise from conditions affecting the musculoskelatal system such as neck and back pain, sports injuries, or other painful conditions affecting the limbs, for example, carpal tunnel syndrome. Alternatively, the disabilities may result from neurological trauma or disease such as spinal cord injury, head injury or stroke. A physician certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation is often call a physiatrist. The primary goal of the physiatrist is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation. Pain management is often an important part of the role of the physiatrist. For diagnosis and evaluation, a physiatrist may include the techniques of electromyography to supplement the standard history, physical, X-ray, and laboratory examinations. The physiatrist has expertise in the appropriate use of therapeutic exercise, prosthetics (artificial limbs), orthotics, and mechanical and electrical devices..

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Dr. De Guzman is affiliated with 1 hospital:

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
600 Gresham Ave
Norfolk, VA

License

Dr. Maria De Guzman has been confirmed to have a license in Virginia

Education

Dr. De Guzman attended medical school at University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine and graduated in 1988 having 25 years experience. Additional Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation training was conducted at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.

Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Maria De Guzman MD as:

• Maria R De Guzman
• M De Guzman

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