{"id":277913,"date":"2026-03-31T12:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T17:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/doctors\/m-richard-pavao-md\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T05:01:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:01:54","slug":"m-richard-pavao-md","status":"publish","type":"doctors","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/doctors\/m-richard-pavao-md\/","title":{"rendered":"M. Richard Pavao MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"grid\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-12 maincopy blogCore\">\n<p>El Dr. M. Richard Pavao se licenci\u00f3 en Biolog\u00eda por la Universidad de Massachusetts Amherst, en Amherst (Massachusetts), antes de doctorarse en Medicina por la Facultad de Medicina UMass Chan de Worcester (Massachusetts). El Dr. Pavao complet\u00f3 su formaci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica con una residencia en Anestesia, Cuidados Cr\u00edticos y Medicina del Dolor y una beca en Medicina del Dolor en el Hospital General de Massachusetts en Boston, Massachusetts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tras completar su formaci\u00f3n cl\u00ednica, regres\u00f3 a la Facultad de Medicina UMass Chan como profesor adjunto, ense\u00f1ando y tutelando a estudiantes en el Departamento de Anestesiolog\u00eda y Medicina Perioperatoria. Tambi\u00e9n ha contribuido con su experiencia a varias revistas m\u00e9dicas. Anteriormente, el Dr. Pavao fue Jefe de la Divisi\u00f3n de Medicina del Dolor en UMass Memorial Health y Presidente del Consejo del Profesorado de UMass Chan.<\/p>\n<p>El Dr. Pavao empez\u00f3 a interesarse por la medicina en su infancia. Siempre le interes\u00f3 la ciencia y le gustaba estar rodeado de gente. A la hora de elegir una carrera, le encant\u00f3 el concepto de combinar ambas cosas. Al crecer en la regi\u00f3n de la Costa Sur, antes de asistir a la facultad de medicina, pudo seguir de cerca a m\u00e9dicos de atenci\u00f3n primaria que atend\u00edan y trataban a pacientes en el Charlton Memorial Hospital. Hoy, atribuye a esas experiencias positivas la consolidaci\u00f3n de su vocaci\u00f3n de convertirse en m\u00e9dico.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cree que todos los pacientes merecen ser tratados por profesionales sanitarios altamente cualificados en un entorno respetuoso, compasivo e integrador, y que el papel de un m\u00e9dico es escuchar y ofrecer un tratamiento seguro y basado en pruebas para mejorar la calidad de vida.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Para \u00e9l, Southcoast Health es un elemento b\u00e1sico en la comunidad y su impacto positivo se extiende mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de las huellas de los hospitales.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cuando no est\u00e1 trabajando, disfruta participando en entrenamientos atl\u00e9ticos como Cross-Fit, Orange Theory y 9Round kickboxing. Tambi\u00e9n le gusta jugar al golf y la nataci\u00f3n para la recreaci\u00f3n con la familia y amigos.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":287837,"template":"","specialty":[857],"language":[],"keywords":[862,891,1342],"address":[666,661],"class_list":["post-277913","doctors","type-doctors","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","specialties-pain-management","keywords-back-pain","keywords-brain-and-spine","keywords-pain-management","addresses-69_379","addresses-69_84"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>M. 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