Dr. Richard Stephenson MD
Anesthesiologist
2320 E 93rd St Chicago IL, 60617About
Dr. Richard Stephenson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Chicago, IL. Dr. Stephenson 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. Stephenson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Il Coll of Med, Chicago Il 1986
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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