Dr. Lawrence S Gorfine M.D.
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
5800 CORPORATE WAY WEST PALM BEACH FL, 33407About
Dr. Lawrence Gorfine is a double board certified physician who practices non-narcotic interventional treatment of injuries and Pain conditions in WEST PALM BEACH, FL. 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 painful disorders, ranging from pain as a symptom of disease to pain as the primary disease. Dr. Gorfine 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, 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 Di Bologna, Fac Di Med E Chirurgia, Bologna, Italy 1974
Universit‡ Politecnica delle Marche Facolt‡ di Medicina e Chirurgia 1974
Universit‡ degli Studi di Bologna Scuola di Medicina e Chirurgia 1975
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
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