Dr. James Lamont Griffith MD
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
2150 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Medical Faculty Asso Washington DC, 20037About
Dr. James Griffith practices Pain Medicine in Washington, DC. 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. Griffith 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 Ms Sch of Med, Jackson Ms 1976
University of Mississippi School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
Psychiatry and NeurologyAmerican Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyABPN
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