Dr. Peter Stanfield MD
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Medicine
610 S Main St Highlands TX, 77562About
Dr. Peter Stanfield practices Pain Medicine in Highlands, TX. 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. Stanfield 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
Univ De Granada, Fac De Med, Granada, Spain MD
Universidad de Granada Facultad de Medicina 1975
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- Bipolar Disorder
- Schizophrenia
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