PORTLAND — Martin’s Point Health Care recently announced that Dr. Peter Shaw has successfully completed the examination of special competence in adult echocardiography given by the National Board of Echocardiography.
According to a news release, an echocardiogram allows doctors to see the heart beating and to see the heart valves and other structures of the heart.
Shaw, who practices at the Martin’s Point Portland Health Care Center, is board certified in both internal medicine and cardiology. He joined Martin’s Point in 2010.
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