Katherine H Thompson, MD

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• Specialist

  Other Service Providers

  Primary

  An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

  Taxonomy code 174400000X

• Family Medicine

  Addiction Medicine

  Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

  A family medicine physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of addictions.

  Taxonomy code 207QA0401X

• Medical Genetics

  Clinical Genetics (M.D.)

  Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

  A clinical geneticist demonstrates competence in providing comprehensive diagnostic, management and counseling services for genetic disorders.

  Taxonomy code 207SG0201X

• Pediatrics

  Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics

  Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

  A developmental-behavioral specialist is a pediatrician with special training and experience who aims to foster understanding and promotion of optimal development of children and families through research, education, clinical care and advocacy efforts. This physician assists in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of developmental difficulties and problematic behaviors in children and in the family dysfunctions that compromise children's development.

  Taxonomy code 2080P0006X

• Pain Medicine

  Pain Medicine

  Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians

  Pain Medicine is a primary medical specialty based on a distinct body of knowledge and a well-defined scope of clinical practice that is founded on science, research and education. It is concerned with the study of pain, the prevention of pain, and the evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation of persons in pain. A comprehensive evaluation incorporates the physical, psychological, cognitive and socio-cultural contributions to pain. The treatment protocol may include pharmacological, invasive, behavioral, cognitive, rehabilitative and complementary strategies provided in a concurrent focused and patient specific manner. The pain medicine physician often serves the patient as a frontline physician regarding their pain, but also may serve as a consultant to other physicians, direct an interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary treatment team, conduct research, or advocate for the patient's pain care with public and private agencies. The Pain Medicine physician may work in variety of settings including office, clinic, hospital, university, or governmental/public agencies.

  Taxonomy code 208VP0000X