Dr. Catherine Shepperd M.D.
Anesthesiologist
2101 Pease St Harlingen TX, 78550About
Dr. Catherine Shepperd is an anesthesiologist practicing in Harlingen, TX. Dr. Shepperd 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. Shepperd also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Tx Med Branch Galveston, Galveston Tx 1970
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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