Dr. Richard Gray Tompson M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
1390 Bill Virdon Blvd. West Plains MO, 65775About
Dr. Richard Tompson is an anesthesiologist practicing in West Plains, MO. Dr. Tompson 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. Tompson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Mechanical Engineering 1989
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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