Dr. Timothy I Melson MD
Anesthesiologist
1300 S Montgomery Ave Sheffield AL, 35660About
Dr. Timothy Melson is an anesthesiologist practicing in Sheffield, AL. Dr. Melson 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. Melson also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
University of Alabama School of Medicine 1988
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A randomized, double-blind study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of three different doses of palonosetron versus placebo for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting.
- Safety of a novel parenteral formulation of diclofenac after major orthopedic or abdominal/pelvic surgery in a population including anticoagulated, elderly or renally insufficient patients: an open-label, multiday, repeated dose clinical trial.
- A phase IIb study comparing the safety and efficacy of remimazolam and midazolam in patients undergoing colonoscopy.
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