Dr. Richard Alan Hirschmann M.D.
Anesthesiologist
2650 Ridge Ave Evanston Hospital Evanston IL, 60201About
Dr. Richard Hirschmann is an anesthesiologist practicing in Evanston, IL. Dr. Hirschmann 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. Hirschmann also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Ne Coll of Med, Omaha Ne 1973
University of Nebraska College of Medicine 1973
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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