Dr. Jose J. Rivera-melendez M.D.
Anesthesiologist
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Jose Rivera-melendez is an anesthesiologist practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Rivera-melendez 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. Rivera-melendez also might help manage pain after an operation.
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Puerto Rico Medical School MD
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