Dr. Michael J Richards MD
Anesthesiologist
1441 Florida Ave Modesto CA, 95350About
Dr. Michael Richards is an anesthesiologist practicing in Modesto, CA. 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 Louisville Sch of Med, Louisville Ky 1994
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine 1971
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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