Dr. Karen Thelma Cheshire M.D.
Anesthesiologist
27 The Aerie Chilmark MA, 02535About
Dr. Karen Cheshire is an anesthesiologist practicing in Chilmark, MA. Dr. Cheshire 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. Cheshire also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1978
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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