Dr. Richard Patrick Cummings M.D.
Anesthesiologist
2500 MERCED ST SAN LEANDRO CA, 94577About
Dr. Richard Cummings is an anesthesiologist practicing in Hayward, CA. Dr. Cummings 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. Cummings also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Hi John A Burns Sch of Med, Honolulu Hi 1994
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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