Dr. Thomas Rahlfs MD

Anesthesiologist - Houston, TX

Dr. Thomas Rahlfs specializes in anesthesiology in Houston, Texas. Details of Dr. Rahlfs' 31 years experience as an MD, his 2 hospital affiliations and education at Baylor College of Medicine are available on your free doctor report.

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Primary Location for Dr. Rahlfs

Dr. Thomas Rahlfs
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030

Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Thomas Rahlfs identified specializing in AnesthesiologyAnesthesiology
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation, an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post anesthesia recovery.. He obtained board certification from the member board for Anesthesiology.

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Hospital Affiliations

A hospital affiliation covers any doctor who has an affiliation, association or admitting privilege with a hospital. A doctor's particular affiliation to a specific hospital can translate to the overall quality of that provider.

Dr. Rahlfs is affiliated with 2 hospitals:

Methodist Hospital W Pavillion
6447 Main St
Houston, TX

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License

Dr. Thomas Rahlfs has been confirmed to have a license in Texas.

Education

Dr. Rahlfs attended medical school at Baylor College of Medicine and graduated in 1981 having 31 years experience. Additional Anesthesiology training was conducted at Baylor College of Medicine.

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While there is no proven correlation between the quality of one's educational institution and the quality of one's professional competence, it is often an indicator. Medical schools have various levels of selectivity (some are harder to get into than others), and both the quality of their clinical training and level of research are measured. Additional medical training in both residency and fellowships and the facilities they are conducted at also provide a history of the doctors' level of training and experience.