Dr. David Tonkin is a pain management doctor in Beckley. He creates customized pain management plans for patients suffering from chronic pain.
Dr. David Tonkin graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 2005.
Dr. Tonkin has three offices in West Virginia, South Carolina and Missouri where he specializes in Pain Management, Addiction Medicine, Interventional Pain Management and Anesthesiology.
Dr. Tonkin works with one doctor, Dr. Jose Gordinho.
Pain management doctors specialize in caring for patients who are dealing with chronic pain, whether resulting from injury, disease, or otherwise. Dr. Tonkin creates customized pain management plans for patients that may include therapy, medication management, or minimally invasive procedures. When creating a customized pain management plan, Dr. Tonkin will evaluate the patient and their medical history, in addition to performing tests to arrive at a precise diagnosis.
Dr. Tonkin is a physician who specializes in the treatment of addiction, which can involve substances, activities, or behaviors. Patients may seek the care of Dr. Tonkin for addictions to drugs and alcohol, tobacco, gambling, illegal activities such as theft, the internet, sex, and many more. Treatments that may be offered by Dr. Tonkin for patients near Springfield may include a range of short & long term therapies, detoxification programs, and harm reduction or rehabilitation services, among others.
As an interventional pain management specialist in Missouri, Dr. Tonkin focuses on relieving chronic pain in patients. Interventional pain specialists offer pain relief by blocking or interrupting the transmission of neurological pain signals in the brain. Dr. Tonkin may perform treatments such as spinal cord and nerve stimulation, nerve or medial branch blocks, medication management, or the implantation of drug delivery systems.
As an anesthesiologist in Springfield, MO, Dr. Tonkin ensures patients are free of pain before (pre-op), during, and after (post-op) a surgical procedure. By administering anesthesia, Dr. Tonkin ensures that patients do not feel the pain of a surgical procedure.
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Tonkin, but only those who participate in Medicare.