Dr. James A Shelton M.D.
Anesthesiologist
1445 Christy Dr Jefferson City MO, 65101About
Dr. James Shelton is an anesthesiologist practicing in Jefferson City, MO. Dr. Shelton 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. Shelton also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Univ of Mo, Columbia Sch of Med, Columbia Mo 1990
University of Missouri / Columbia Campus 1990
University of Pennsylvania, PA 1990
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Increasing prepregnancy body mass index: analysis of trends and contributing variables.
- Temporal trends in the rates of trial of labor in low-risk pregnancies and their impact on the rates and success of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery.
- Is there gender bias toward male residents in an obstetrics and gynecology training program?
- Population-based analysis of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
- Triplet gestation outcomes in relation to maternal prepregnancy body mass index and weight gain.
- Association of pre-pregnancy maternal body mass and maternal weight gain to newborn outcomes in twin pregnancies.
- Community/campus partnership: tailoring geographic information systems for perinatal health planning.
- Preferences for labor and delivery practices between pregnant immigrants and U.S.-born patients: a comparative prospective antenatal survey study.
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Practice At 1445 Christy Dr
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