
Dr. Richard Edward Peterson M.D.
Anesthesiologist
500 Upper Chesapeake Dr Bel Air MD, 21014About
Dr. Richard Peterson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Bel Air, MD. Dr. Peterson 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. Peterson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Temple Univ Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1983
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Practice At 500 Upper Chesapeake Dr
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