Dr. Alan D Shapiro MD
Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine
3600 Joseph Siewick Dr Fairfax VA, 22033About
Dr. Alan Shapiro is an anesthesiologist practicing in Fairfax, VA. Dr. Shapiro 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. Shapiro also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1986
Boston University School of Medicine 1986
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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