Dr. Paul Norton MD
Anesthesiologist
1455 E Bert Kouns Loop Shreveport LA, 71105About
Dr. Paul Norton is an anesthesiologist practicing in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Norton 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. Norton also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In Shreveport, Shreveport La 1993
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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