Dr. Frederick Lee Richards MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
2720 Sunset Blvd West Columbia SC, 29169About
Dr. Frederick Richards is an anesthesiologist practicing in West 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.
Education and Training
Univ of Sc Sch of Med, Columbia Sc 1988
University of South Carolina At Columbia 1988
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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