Dr. James Philip Barrett M.D., PH.D.
Pain Management Specialist | Interventional Pain Medicine
1235 Penn Ave Suite 302 Reading PA, 19610About
Dr. James Barrett practices Pain Medicine in Reading, PA. 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. Barrett 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.
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