Dr. Shawn Cafferata M.D.
Anesthesiologist
550 First Avenue Rusk 607 New York NY, 10016About
Dr. Shawn Cafferata is an anesthesiologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Cafferata 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. Cafferata also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Beth Israel Medical Center (Surgery), Internships MD 2001
New York University School of Medicine 2001
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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