Dr. Richard Kesten M.D.
Anesthesiologist
2400 Hospital Dr Bossier City LA, 71111About
Dr. Richard Kesten is an anesthesiologist practicing in Bossier City, LA. Dr. Kesten 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. Kesten also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Tx Med Sch At San Antonio, San Antonio Tx 1994
The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio 1994
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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