
Shayla Alara Mena MD
Pain Medicine
Anesthesiologist/Pain Medicine Specialist
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164 Mount Pleasant Rd Ste 200Newtown, CT 06470
Phone+1 203-885-1441
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Summary
- Shayla Mena, MD, is an anesthesiologist based in Newtown, CT, with subspecialty expertise in Pain Medicine. She obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree from Central Michigan University College of Medicine in 2019, following a Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Michigan. Dr. Mena completed her Anesthesiology Residency at Stony Brook Medicine (2019-2023) and pursued a Pain Medicine Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic (2023-2024). She has experience in chronic pain, pain medicine, perioperative medicine, and anesthesiology. Additionally, she co-authored a publication on postoperative pain in the Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, which has been cited by other publications six times.
Education & Training
- Central Michigan University College of MedicineClass of 2019, Doctor of Medicine
- University of MichiganBachelor of Science, Cellular and Molecular Biology, 2010 - 2014
Certifications & Licensure
- OH State Medical License 2023 - 2027
- IA State Medical License 2025 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- CT State Medical License 2024 - 2025
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Pain Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsPostoperative pain: a review of emerging therapeutic options.Gupta Abhishek, Shayla Mena, Zhaosheng Jin, Tong J. Gan, Sergio D. Bergese
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 2021-08-31
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Other Languages
- Turkish, Spanish
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shayla-mena-3a6513170/
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