Dr. Katrina Nickels MD
Hospice and Palliative Care Specialist | Hospice and Palliative Medicine
1401 Harrodsburg Rd Suite C205 Lexington KY, 40504About
Dr. Katrina Nickels is a hospice and palliative care specialist practicing in Lexington, KY. Dr. Nickels provides care to people who are seriously ill. As a hospice and palliative care specialist, Dr. Nickels works to relieve the pain and suffering of people who have a severe medical condition and are in a critical state. Hospice and palliative care specialists try to improve the quality of life for a person who may not have much time left to live.
Education and Training
University of Kentucky College of Medicine 2003
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
Provider Details
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Chronic Pain
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Neuropathy
- Fibromyalgia
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Constipation
- Pain
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