
Dr. Richard Mckinne Kennedy M.D.
Anesthesiologist
6439 Garners Ferry Rd Columbia SC, 29209About
Dr. Richard Kennedy is an anesthesiologist practicing in Columbia, SC. Dr. Kennedy 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. Kennedy also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Sc Sch of Med, Columbia Sc 1991
University of South Carolina School of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
Provider Details
Dr. Richard Mckinne Kennedy M.D.'s Practice location
Wm. Jennings Dorn VA Medical Center
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