Dr. Ruth A Rodgers M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1212 Arguello Blvd San Francisco CA, 94122About
Dr. Ruth Rodgers is an anesthesiologist practicing in San Francisco, CA. Dr. Rodgers 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. Rodgers also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1998
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1998
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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