Dr. Donald T Shafer MD
Anesthesiologist
3625 N Elm St Suite 110a Greensboro NC, 27455About
Dr. Donald Shafer is an anesthesiologist practicing in Greensboro, NC. Dr. Shafer 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. Shafer also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 1974
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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