“Dr. Shay has been in practice for more than 27 years. He arrived in the US in 1978 from Iran with little knowledge of the English language. He then completed his undergraduate training in the field of electrical engineering at the University of Houston graduating in 1982. While working as an engineer, he had the experience of taking a friend to an ER for a visit. There he realized his passion was in taking care of people. He then enrolled in the Medicine program at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas from 1986 to 1990. This was followed by the anesthesiology residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas graduating in 1995. Dr. Shay has developed multiple successful pain management programs throughout his career. Dr. Shay takes pride in providing education and training to the mid level providers so that they can provide compassionate, comprehensive pain management therapies and treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in rural communities of the beautiful state of Wyoming. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Anesthesiology, American Board of Pain Medicine and the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners.”