Dr. Ricardo Avelino Desousa M.D.
Anesthesiologist
3401 N Broad St Philadelphia PA, 19140About
Dr. Ricardo Desousa is an anesthesiologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Desousa 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. Desousa also might help manage pain after an operation.
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