Dr. Rufina Patdu M.D
Anesthesiologist
8701 Broadway Merrillville IN, 46410About
Dr. Rufina Patdu is an anesthesiologist practicing in Merrillville, IN. Dr. Patdu 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. Patdu also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 1969
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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