Post-acute COVID syndrome (PACS), also known as long COVID, can affect anyone who has had COVID-19, even if they had a mild case. By definition, long COVID symptoms are those that persist more than 12 weeks after the acute illness. The cause of long COVID is not known, and treatment is centered around managing these troublesome and often disabling symptoms.
Common symptoms include:
- Anxiety
- Cough, shortness of breath upon exertion
- Depression
- Difficulty with concentration and thought (also known as brain fog)
- Fatigue, sometimes extreme, especially after physical exertion
- Headaches, body aches
- Insomnia
- Rapid heart rate, palpitations
Read more about symptoms, management strategies and other resources on our long COVID page
How the PACS Clinic can help
To meet the needs of the community, the PACS Clinic at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center aims to:
- Better understand, manage and treat long COVID
- Develop the capacity of medical and community-based providers
- Establish support systems for people living with long COVID
- Provide resources and tools to manage life with long COVID
- Address the impact of rural living on recovery and emotional health
Learn how to request an appointment
We offer a multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation and treatment of long COVID. Our team is composed of general internists, family physicians and subspecialists from the fields of:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Neurology
- Psychiatry and Psychology
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Rehabilitation Medicine (Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy)
PACS team
- Melanie L. Del Frari, MSN, APRN, Neurology
- Kristen M. Goff, MPAS, PA-C, Neurology
- Christine C. Gooley, MSN, APRN, Infectious Disease
- Brian L. Jones, MD, PhD, Pulmonary Medicine
- Louis A. Kazal Jr., MD, Family Medicine
- Jonathan D. Lichtenstein, PsyD, MBA, Psychiatry
- Christina F. Martin, MSN, APRN, Infectious Disease
- Jeffrey Parsonnet, MD, Infectious Disease
- Nathaniel M. Robbins, MD, Neurology
- Robert M. Roth, PhD, Psychiatry
- Andrew D. Smith III, MD, Neurology
- Jonathan C. Waltman, MD, Cardiovascular Medicine
Location and contact information
If you would like to inquire about our services, please contact us.