Michael R. Chiarottino, MD

Addiction Medicine Family Doctor

Dr. Michael R. Chiarottino is an Addiction Medicine Family Doctor in Sausalito, CA with special training and skill in preventing, diagnosing, and treating patients with addiction. As an Addiction Medicine Family Doctor, Michael R. Chiarottino, MD performs substance abuse recovery for all members of the family. Addiction Family Medicine is provided to help a patient's family manage the effects of his or her addiction. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Addiction Medicine Family Doctors include alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Addiction Medicine Family Doctors include patient evaluations, addiction diagnosis, personalized treatment plans, follow-up care, and referrals to other specialists.

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

Pain Management Doctor

Dr. Michael R. Chiarottino is a Pain Management Doctor in Sausalito, CA with special training and skill in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of all types of pain caused by surgery, injury, nerve damage, and metabolic problems such as diabetes. As a Pain Management Doctor, Michael R. Chiarottino, MD performs medication management, physical therapy, and nerve blocks. Pain Management Medicine is the multifaceted treatment of pain that prohibits or prevents normal eating, sleeping, work, and daily activity. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Pain Management Doctors include chronic pain, fibromyalgia,back pain, joint pain, arthritis pain, tendinitis pain, and post-surgical pain. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Pain Management Doctors include pain medications like opioids, spinal injections, TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) therapy, meditation, relaxation techniques, visual imagery, biofeedback, heat and cold therapy, manipulation and massage.

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.