Dr. Richard Charles Thomason MD
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
1050 Ruby Tyler Pkwy Tuscaloosa AL, 35404Rating
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Dr. Richard Thomason practices Pain Medicine in Tuscaloosa, AL. 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. Thomason 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 of Alabama School of Medicine 2002
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
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995 9TH AVENUE SOUTHWEST BESSEMER AL 35021