 Treatment Philosophy
"I believe in treating each patient individually - avoiding the cookbook approach to medicine by more thoughtfully matching a wide range of treatment methods to the specific pain diagnosis and patient lifestyle." It is Chris' opinion that injections and blocks can be surprisingly useful as much for diagnostic as for therapeutic purposes. "You can have all the MRI's in the world and still have the wrong pain diagnosis."
Special Interests
Diabetes, heart disease, and associated pain syndromes
Professional Journey
Chris grew up in Somersworth, New Hampshire. He graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont where he played right winger for the national championship hockey team. "After spending two years in Boston where I worked as a respiratory and dialysis technician, I fulfilled my desire to learn more about advanced medicine and attended physician assistant school in Maine." He returned to the tri-city area where he worked in a busy family practice, occupational health, and inpatient primary care before joining the PainCare team.
I wanted to return to the area where I grew up in order to give back to a community that has given me so much. I have always known that I wanted to help make people's lives a little better. With compassion, skill, and a focus on meeting individual needs, I can help my patients dealwith their pain and restore some of the activities they loved doing.
Professional Certifications & Associations
Certified by NCCPA (National Commission of Certification of PA's); member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the New Hampshire Medical Society; Advanced Cardiac Life Support certified
Education
- B.A. in Biology, Middlebury College
- M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies, University of New England
"When not treating patients, I enjoy... being with my family (Leah and baby Alexis) and playing hockey, golf, and basketball."
Joined the PainCare family: 2005
Can be seen in: Somersworth and Merrimack, NH |
