Dr. Robert Preston Meriwether MD
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
4625 Falconcrest Drive Suite A Paducah KY, 42001About
Dr. Robert Meriwether practices Pain Medicine in Paducah, KY. 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. Meriwether 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
Tulane Univ Sch of Med, New Orleans La 1973
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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