Dr. Patricia Lee Benton M.D.
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
6525 Professional Pl Suite C Riverdale GA, 30274About
Dr. Patricia Benton practices Pain Medicine in Riverdale, GA. 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. Benton 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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MCP HAHNEMANN UNIV (FORMERLY ALLEGHENY UNIV) 1976
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