Patt, Richard B.
PATT, Richard B.
PATT, Richard B. American, b. 1954. Genres: Medicine/Health. Career: Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY, medical director of Pain Treatment Center and founder of Cancer Pain Initiative, 1986-88; University of Texas, Houston, director of Anesthesia Pain Service, Pain and Symptom Management Section at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1993-. Publications: (with W. Pfisterer) Keywords and Concepts for Anesthesia Boards, 1986; (ed.) Cancer Pain, 1993; (with S. Lang) You Don't Have to Suffer: A Family's Guide to Cancer Pain Management, 1994. Work represented in anthologies. Address: Patt Center for Cancer Pain & Wellness, 1920 Woodbury Bldg., Houston, TX 77030, U.S.A.
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