Dr. Paul L Shay MD
Anesthesiologist
815 Freeport Rd Upmc St. Margaret Pittsburgh PA, 15215About
Dr. Paul Shay is an anesthesiologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Shay 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. Shay also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med, Pittsburgh Pa 1976
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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