Dr. John Francis Rigdon M.D.
Anesthesiologist
211 Saint Francis Dr Cape Girardeau MO, 63703About
Dr. John Rigdon is an anesthesiologist practicing in Cape Girardeau, MO. Dr. Rigdon 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. Rigdon also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Mo, Columbia Sch of Med, Columbia Mo 1976
University of Missouri / Columbia Campus 1976
University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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