Dr. Avtar S Dhillon M.D.
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
11825 Rock Landing Dr James Building Newport News VA, 23606About
Dr. Avtar Dhillon practices Pain Medicine in Newport News, VA. Pain medicine is concerned with the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients experiencing pain. Pain medicine physicians use a broad-based approach to treat all pain disorders, ranging from pain as a symptom of disease to pain as the primary disease. Dr. Dhillon serves as a consultant to other physicians but is often the principal treating physician, providing care at various levels; such as treating the patient directly, prescribing medication, prescribing rehabilitative services, performing pain relieving procedures, counseling patients and families, directing a multidisciplinary team, coordinating care with other healthcare providers, and providing consultative services.
Education and Training
Med Coll- Guru Nanak Dev Univ- Amritsar- Punjab- India 1977
Government Medical College Amritsar, Baba Farid University Of Health Sciences 1977
Government Medical College Amritsar 1977
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN- Addiction Psychiatry
Provider Details
Treatments
- Bipolar Disorder
- Psychosis
- Dementia
- Opiate Dependence
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
- Schizophrenia
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