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Donna Ann
Thomas
MD
Founding Board Member
Donna is a physician and anesthesiologist whose work spans pain medicine, regional anesthesiology, and the development of pain care programs.
About Donna
Care shaped around people.
Donna Ann Thomas, MD, is an anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician. She is the division chief of pain medicine and regional anesthesiology and acute pain for Yale Medicine. She cares for patients at the Yale Spine Center and Yale New Haven Hospital.
Her areas of work include acute pain, transitional pain, acute pain in patients with chronic pain, chronic pain, and cancer pain. Dr. Thomas is also passionate about developing pain programs.
A priority in her work is finding ways to manage pain while reducing the risk of opioid addiction and misuse. She recognizes that opioid medications can help with surgical and other serious pain, while also emphasizing the importance of addressing the risks associated with their use.
Pain medicine
Care spanning acute, chronic, transitional, and cancer-related pain.
Regional anesthesiology
Leadership in regional anesthesiology and acute pain at Yale Medicine.
Pain programs
Committed to developing programs that support thoughtful pain management.