Dr. Raymond C Squier MD

Expert Publications

• Interpleural analgesia: caution in trauma patients.
• Hanging-drop technique for intrapleural analgesia.
• Procaine versus magnesium in cardioplegia solution. A prospective study.

Media Releases

Get to know Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist Dr. Raymond Squier, who serves the Hartford, Connecticut area Woodland Anesthesiology Associates. Since 1989 Dr. Squier has been a staff anesthesiologist at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center. He has served as co-director of the Pain Management Center in Hartford since 1990. He also cares for patients at Woodland Anesthesiology Associates, and is able to reach a large amount of patients through his varied practice. Throughout his career, he has earned many awards and accolades, including the selection by his colleagues as one of Connecticut Magazine’s Top Doctors for 2013. Dr. Squier earned his medical degree from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 1982, then continued his studies with a surgical residency at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center and an anesthesiology residency at Hartford Hospital. He then fellowship trained in pain management with Hartford Hospital. Dr. Squier has been board certified in both anesthesiology and pain management by the American Board of Anesthesiology. He holds a Connecticut state medical license. Dr. Squier stays current in his field by maintaining professional memberships in prestigious medical organizations. Additionally, he has contributed to furthering the fields of anesthesiology and pain management by conducting research and publishing his findings in medical journals. His work has appeared in Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology, and Connecticut Medicine. Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine dedicated to pain relief and total care of the surgical patient before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine and pain medicine. A anesthesiologist evaluates, diagnoses, and treats all different types of pain. Pain is a wide spectrum of disorders including acute pain, chronic pain and cancer pain and sometimes a combination of these. Pain can also arise for many different reasons such as surgery, injury, nerve damage, and metabolic problems such as diabetes. Occasionally, it can even be the problem all by itself, without any obvious cause. Dr. Squier is dedicated to providing the best possible care for all of his patients. His extensive career has enabled him to give patients the highest standard of care using the most up-to-date techniques and technologies. When he is not seeing patients, he enjoys spending time with friends and family members.

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