Dr. Richard A Olson MD
Anesthesiologist
1836 South Ave La Crosse WI, 54601About
Dr. Richard Olson is an anesthesiologist practicing in La Crosse, WI. Dr. Olson 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. Olson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Tulane University School of Medicine
University of Minnesota Medical School 1975
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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