
Dr. Richard D Colavita M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
Acnj - Third Floor 285 Davidson Avenue Somerset NJ, 08873About
Dr. Richard Colavita is an anesthesiologist practicing in Somerset, NJ. Dr. Colavita 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. Colavita also might help manage pain after an operation.
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AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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