Dr. Howard A Heit M.D.
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
8316 Arlington Blvd Suite 232 Fairfax VA, 22031About
Dr. Howard Heit practices Pain Medicine in Fairfax, 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. Heit 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
Univ of Pittsburgh Sch of Med, Pittsburgh Pa 1971
University of Pittsburgh / Main Campus 1971
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 1971
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The truth about pain management: the difference between a pain patient and an addicted patient.
- Definitions related to the medical use of opioids: evolution towards universal agreement.
- Addiction, physical dependence, and tolerance: precise definitions to help clinicians evaluate and treat chronic pain patients.
- Office-based treatment of opiate addiction.
- Treatment of polysubstance abuse in the active user.
- Urine drug testing in pain medicine.
- Liver surface characteristics as observed during laparoscopy correlated with biopsy findings.
- Liver surface characteristics as observed during laparoscopy correlated with biopsy findings.
- Dear DEA.
- Universal precautions in pain medicine: a rational approach to the treatment of chronic pain.
- Healthcare professionals and the DEA: trying to get back in balance.
- Evidence of morphine metabolism to hydromorphone in pain patients chronically treated with morphine.
- Risk management is everyone's business.
- Healthcare professionals and the DEA: restoring the balance.
- Buprenorphine: new tricks with an old molecule for pain management.
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