
Dr. Thomas Dean Hansen MD
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
5950 University Ave Suite 280 West Des Moines IA, 50266About
Dr. Thomas Hansen practices Pain Medicine in West Des Moines, IA. 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. Hansen 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 Iowa Medical School MD
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 1987
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine
Provider Details
Treatments
- Spondylolisthesis
- Fibromyalgia
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Pain
- Tendonitis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
Dr. Thomas Dean Hansen MD's Practice location
Practice At 5950 University Ave Suite 280
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Christian Peter Ledet MD2425 Westown Pkwy West Des Moines IA 50266
- Dr. Mauricio Javier Acebey MD6001 WESTOWN PKWY WEST DES MOINES IA 50266
- Dr. Muhammad Sami Iqbal M.D.330 Laurel St Des Moines IA 50314
- Dr. Kenneth Lawrence Pollack MD6001 Westown Parkway West Des Moines IA 50266
- Dr. Mohammad S Iqbal MD330 Laurel St Des Moines IA 50314
Nearest Hospitals
IOWA METHODIST MEDICAL CENTERl
1200 PLEASANT STREET DES MOINES IA 50309UNION COUNTY HOSPITALl
517 NORTH MAIN STREET ANNA IL 62906MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTERl
1008 NORTH MAIN ST SIKESTON MO 63801