Dr. Abraham Mathew M.D.
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
1555 Barrington Rd Hoffman Estates IL, 60169About
Dr. Abraham Mathew practices Pain Medicine in Hoffman Estates, IL. 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. Mathew 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
Rush
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1991
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
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Fellowships
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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