Dr. Jorge E. Rivas M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1400 McFarland Blvd N Tuscaloosa AL, 35406Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Jorge Rivas is an anesthesiologist practicing in Tuscaloosa, AL. Dr. Rivas 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. Rivas also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ De San Carlos, Fac De Cien Med, Guatemala 1970
University of San Carlos/ Health Services Department 1970
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras Facultad de Ciencias Medicas 1970
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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D C H REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERl
809 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD EAST TUSCALOOSA AL 35401