Dr. Samuel Mark Shapiro M.D.
Anesthesiologist | Addiction Medicine
225 S Lake Ave Suite 535 Pasadena CA, 91101About
Dr. Samuel Shapiro is an anesthesiologist practicing in Pasadena, CA. Dr. Shapiro 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. Shapiro also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Northwestern Uniiversity 1979
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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