Dr. Rukmin R Hettiarachchy MD
Anesthesiologist
300 WERNER ST HOT SPRINGS AR, 71913About
Dr. Rukmin Hettiarachchy is an anesthesiologist practicing in Tucson, AZ. Dr. Hettiarachchy 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. Hettiarachchy also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Creighton University School of Medicine 2003
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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