Dr. Anita Hunt Hickey M.D.
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
34800 Bob Wilson DR San Diego CA, 92134About
Dr. Anita Hickey practices Pain Medicine in San Diego, CA. 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. Hickey 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
Univ of Az Coll of Med, Tucson Az 1987
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Ten consecutive cases of complex regional pain syndrome of less than 12 months duration in active duty United States military personnel treated with spinal cord stimulation.
- A novel application of stellate ganglion block: preliminary observations for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Auricular acupuncture: a brief introduction for military providers.
- Auricular acupuncture for sleep disturbance in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder: a feasibility study.
- Increasing Access to Auricular Acupuncture for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting.
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