Dr. Carlos R Otero MD
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
2225 Ponce Byp Ponce PR, 00717About
Dr. Carlos Otero practices Pain Medicine in Ponce, PR. 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. Otero 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.
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Universidad Central Del Caribe School Of Medicine 1986
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