Dr. Douglas B Shaw MD
Anesthesiologist
619 19th Street South Birmingham AL, 35233About
Dr. Douglas Shaw is an anesthesiologist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Shaw 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. Shaw also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ Of Ia Coll Of Med- Iowa City Ia 1972
Roy J Lucille A Carver College of Medicine At University of Iowa,Iowa City, Ia, United States 1972
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1972
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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