Dr. Pickens Andrew Patterson MD
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
3890 Redwine Rd Sw Suite 200 Atlanta GA, 30331About
Dr. Pickens Patterson practices Pain Medicine in Atlanta, GA. 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. Patterson 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.
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