Dr. William C Richards MD
Anesthesiologist
1801 Sunset Dr Internal Medicine Cl Columbia SC, 29203About
Dr. William Richards is an anesthesiologist practicing in Columbia, SC. Dr. Richards 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. Richards also might help manage pain after an operation.
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