Dr. Ernestina H Saxton MD, PHD
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
2335 E Kashian Ln Suite 301 Fresno CA, 93701About
Dr. Ernestina Saxton practices Pain Medicine in Fresno, 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. Saxton 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 California 1982
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Headaches
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Neuropathy
- Stroke
- Neck Pain
- Epilepsy
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Multiple Sclerosis (ms)
- Migraine
- Transient Ischemic Attack (tia)
- Vascular Disease
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