Dr. Foad Elahi MD
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Foad Elahi practices Pain Medicine in Iowa City, 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. Elahi 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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Physical Medicine and RehabilitationAmerican Board of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationABPMR- Pain Medicine
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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Anureet Walia M.D.200 HAWKINS DR IOWA CITY IA 52242
- Dr. Tammy Lynn Dann D.O.200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA 52242
- Dr. Peter Shao-you Su M.D.University Of Iowa Hospitals And Clinics Iowa City IA 52242
- Dr. Cesar Augusto Lassalle-nieves M.D.200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA 52242
- Dr. Rahul Bijlani M.D.200 HAWKINS DR IOWA CITY IA 52242
- Dr. Kanika Sharma M.D.200 HAWKINS DR IOWA CITY IA 52242