Dr. Ellen Rhame Pottharst M.D.
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
111 E 210TH ST BRONX NY, 10467About
Dr. Ellen Pottharst practices Pain Medicine in Charleston, SC. 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. Pottharst 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
University of South Carolina At Columbia 2006
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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