Dr. Keith R Mayfield M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1945 E 70th St Suite B Shreveport LA, 71105About
Dr. Keith Mayfield is an anesthesiologist practicing in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Mayfield 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. Mayfield also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In Shreveport, Shreveport La 1987
Louisiana State University Health Shreveport / School of Medicine 1987
Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 1987
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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