Dr. Joyson Karakunnel MD
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
1635 N. George Mason Dr. Suite 115 Arlington VA, 22205About
Dr. Joyson Karakunnel practices Pain Medicine in Arlington, VA. 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. Karakunnel 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
Rajah Muthiah Med Coll, Annamalai Univ, Annamalainagar, T N, India MD
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2003
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology- 2008
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Fellowships
- Pain and Palliative Care, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD USA 2005
- Hematology/Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD USA 2008
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