Dr. Richard J Lewis MD
Anesthesiologist
701 Princeton Ave SW Birmingham AL, 35211About
Dr. Richard Lewis is an anesthesiologist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Lewis 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. Lewis also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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