Dr. Richard P. Villien MD
Anesthesiologist
1214 Coolidge Blvd Lafayette LA, 70503About
Dr. Richard Villien is an anesthesiologist practicing in Lafayette, LA. Dr. Villien 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. Villien also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1979
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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