Dr. Kirk Rue MD
Anesthesiologist
3633 Pacific Ave Suite 204 Tacoma WA, 98418About
Dr. Kirk Rue is an anesthesiologist practicing in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Rue 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. Rue also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Loma Linda University School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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Practice At 3633 Pacific Ave Suite 204
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