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Dr. Forest Sheppard

Intensive Care Medicine
Mainehealth
887 Congress St Ste 210, 
Portland, ME 

Experienced in Gastrostomy
Mainehealth
887 Congress St Ste 210, 
Portland, ME 
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Overview

Forest Sheppard is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Portland, Maine. Dr. Sheppard is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. His top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Delirium, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 35 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Intensive Care Medicine
Licenses
Surgery in OH
Hospital Affiliations
Mainehealth Maine Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Mainehealth
887 Congress St Ste 210, Portland, ME 04102
Call: 207-774-6368
Other Locations
The Maine Surgical Care Group
887 Congress St Ste 400, Portland, ME 04102
Call: 207-662-8880

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.


36 Total Publications

LOW-VOLUME RESUSCITATION WITH VS -101, A NEXT-GENERATION PEGYLATED HEMOGLOBIN-BASED OXYGEN CARRIER, IMPROVES SURVIVAL AFTER SEVERE HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK IN RATS.
LOW-VOLUME RESUSCITATION WITH VS -101, A NEXT-GENERATION PEGYLATED HEMOGLOBIN-BASED OXYGEN CARRIER, IMPROVES SURVIVAL AFTER SEVERE HEMORRHAGIC SHOCK IN RATS.
Journal: Shock (Augusta, Ga.)
Published: January 02, 2025
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Elizabeth Turner is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Portland, Maine. Dr. Turner is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Gastrostomy. Her top areas of expertise are Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Frostbite, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Gastrostomy, and Hernia Surgery.

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