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Dr. Kirk Puttlitz MD

Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine

4/5(50)
10474 W Thunderbird Blvd Suite 200 Sun City AZ, 85351
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Dr. Kirk Puttlitz practices Pain Medicine in Sun City, AZ. 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. Puttlitz 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 At Buffalo SUNY School Of Med and Biomedical Sciences Buffalo Ny 1995

Board Certification

Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationABPMR

Provider Details

Male Spanish 23 years of experience

Dr. Kirk Puttlitz MD's Practice location

Practice At 10474 W Thunderbird Blvd Suite 200

10474 W Thunderbird Blvd Suite 200 -
Sun City, AZ 85351
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18444 N 25TH AVE -
PHOENIX, AZ 85023
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Dr. Kirk Puttlitz MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 50 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Pain Management Specialist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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