Dr. Kenneth T. Shelton

Anesthesiology | Pain Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St, 
Boston, MA 
18 Years of Experience

Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St, 
Boston, MA 
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Kenneth Shelton is a Pain Medicine specialist and an Anesthesiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shelton has been practicing medicine for over 18 years. His top area of expertise is Thrombectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 59 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of California, 2004 - 2008, 2008
Residency
Massachusetts General Hospital, 2009 - 2012
Specialties
Anesthesiology
Pain Medicine
Licenses
Anesthesiology in MA
Board Certifications
Anesthesiology
Critical Care Medicine
Echocardiography
Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology
Fellowships
Massachusetts General Hospital, 2012 - 2013
Massachusetts General Hospital, 2013 - 2014
Hospital Affiliations
Massachusetts General Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114
Call: 617-726-3030

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

Pulmonary Physiologic Assessment of Patients on Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO)
Pulmonary Physiologic Assessment of Patients on Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO)
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: November 10, 2022
Intervention Type: Procedure, Device

59 Total Publications

Biomarkers and Delirium in Critical Care: A Field for Future Investigation.
Biomarkers and Delirium in Critical Care: A Field for Future Investigation.
Journal: Critical care medicine
Published: December 04, 2025
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