Dr. Mark C Shoptaugh MD
Anesthesiologist
8212 Summa Ave Baton Rouge LA, 70809Rating
4/5
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Dr. Mark Shoptaugh is an anesthesiologist practicing in Baton Rouge, LA. Dr. Shoptaugh 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. Shoptaugh also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
La State Univ Sch of Med In New Orleans, New Orleans La 1984
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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