
Dr. Ruben J Azocar MD
Anesthesiologist
690 Canton St Suite 325 Westwood MA, 02090About
Dr. Ruben Azocar is an anesthesiologist practicing in Westwood, MA. Dr. Azocar 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. Azocar also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Central De Venezuela- Esc De Med "luis Razetti"- Caracas 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Critical Care Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A novel technique for conversion of nasotracheal tube to orotracheal.
- Mivacurium is not recommended for emergency airway situations.
- Captaining the ship during a storm: who should care for the critically ill?
- Persistent left superior vena cava identified after cannulation of the right subclavian vein.
- Spontaneous pneumothorax during laparoscopic adrenalectomy secondary to a congenital diaphragmatic defect.
- Conversion of an oral to nasal orotracheal intubation using an endotracheal tube exchanger.
- Critical care and trauma considerations in the geriatric patient.
- Acute trauma and multiple injuries in the elderly population.
- Geriatrics and the Perioperative Surgical Home.
- Dexmedetomidine and ketamine show distinct patterns of cell degeneration and apoptosis in the developing rat neonatal brain.
Dr. Ruben J Azocar MD's Practice location
Practice At 690 Canton St Suite 325
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