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Dr. Edgardo Galante, MD

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450 West Hillsboro Boulevard
Deerfield Beach, FL 33441
 

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Specialties
Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
Gender
Male
Foreign Languages
Portuguese, Spanish
Insurance Plans
Accepted
United Healthcare

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Education
Education information, including: Medical School attended, years since graduation, and Residency, are all available in the Detailed Report.
Years Since
Graduation
9
Five-Star Recognition
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Group Practice
The Pain Solution Center
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Year Joined Practice
2007*
Title
Medical Director*
What is Pain Medicine?
Pain medicine specialists work with patients to relieve suffering and discomfort that may be present during a medical or surgical procedure, or because of a disease or condition. An anesthesiologist is a physician who has had special training and is board-certified in pain management. A pain medicine specialist can be an anesthesiologist, neurologist, or psychiatrist. This specialist is either the primary physician, or acts as a consultant, to coordinate a patient’s care with other physicians.

For chronic or severe pain, narcotics are often used. Narcotics carry with them a potential for side effects and addiction, so patients and physicians must more »

 

Professional Experience

Professional Affiliations/Memberships
American Medical Association
American Society of Anesthesiologists
Participation in Clinical Trials
Yes*
Professional Interests
Pain Management
Physician Treats
Abdominal pain, Hand pain, Headaches, Herniated discs, Interventional Pain Medicine, Knee pain, Neck pain, Nerve diseases & disorders, Nerve injuries, Neuralgia, Neuropathy - motor & sensory, Neuropathy - peripheral, Pain of the shoulder, elbow, wrist & hand, Pelvic pain, Phantom pain, Sciatica, Shingles, Spine (Back Or Lumbar) Pain, Spondolthesis, Tendonitis *
Physician Performs
Anesthesia - Moderate (Conscious Sedation), Baclofen Pump (Spinal Pump) Management, Discography, Epidural steroid injections, Facet joint injections, Injection of tendon, Interventional spine & pain medicine, Intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty, Lysis of adhesions, Pain management, Percutaneous disc decompression, Physical therapy, Provocation discography, Radio frequency nerve ablation, Spinal cord stimulation, Spinal pump implant *
 

Scheduling

Accepting New Patients
Yes*
Provides Patients With Access to a Nurse
No*
 
* Indicates physician-provided data.
 

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