Dr. Rafael Gonzalez MD
Anesthesiologist
1 BOSTON MEDICAL CTR PL BOSTON MA, 02118About
Dr. Rafael Gonzalez is an anesthesiologist practicing in Westwood, MA. Dr. Gonzalez 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. Gonzalez also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Pontificia Univ Javeriana, Fac De Med, Bogota, Colombia 1991
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Facultad de Medicina 1991
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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