Dr. Richard Shockley MD
Anesthesiologist
690 Canton St Suite 325 Westwood MA, 02090About
Dr. Richard Shockley is an anesthesiologist practicing in Westwood, MA. Dr. Shockley 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. Shockley also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Ohio, Toledo Oh 1989
The University of Toledo College of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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