StevenLouisShaferMD

Anesthesiology • Palo Alto, CA

Professor Emeritus, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University

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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
# MC5500
Palo Alto, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000

Fax+1 650-887-2203

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Anesthesiology, 1986 - 1987
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Anesthesiology, 1983 - 1986
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1983

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1986 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2007 - 2019
PA State Medical License 1984 - 1986
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

309 citations
Remifentanil versus alfentanil: comparative pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in healthy adult male volunteers.
Talmage D. Egan, Charles F. Minto, David J. Hermann, Juliana Barr, Keith T. Muir
Anesthesiology. 1996-04-01
170 citations
Is synergy the rule? A review of anesthetic interactions producing hypnosis and immobility.
Jan F. A. Hendrickx, Edmond I. Eger, James M. Sonner, Steven L. Shafer
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2008-08-01
346 citations
Measuring the predictive performance of computer-controlled infusion pumps
John R. Varvel, David L. Donoho, Steven L. Shafer
Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics. 1992-02-01

Press Mentions

“You’re a DOCTOR When You’re Not Giving Anesthesia??”October 30th, 2021
ASA Shows Us the Future of Conferences in a Not-Quite-Post-COVID-19 WorldOctober 18th, 2021
Editor-in-Chief Debunks SARS-CoV-2 Origin Myths, Urges Media & Public to Rely on Science, Not Science FictionJuly 20th, 2021
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