2015 Annual Scientific Meeting Faculty
Salahadin Abdi, MD PhD
Professor and Chair
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Kathryn Albers, PhD
Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Ranjini Ambalavanar, PhD
Scientist Investigator
US Department of Health and Human Services
Miroslav Backonja, MD
Emeritus Professor
University of Wisconsin
Marian Bartlett, PhD
Professor
University of California San Diego
Susanne Becker, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Heidelburg University, Mannheim, Germany
William Becker, MD
Assistant Professor
Yale School of Medicine
Geoffrey Bove, DC PhD
Associate Research Professor
University of New England
Joke Bradt, PhD
Associate Professor
Drexel University
Timothy Brennan, MD PhD
Professor
University of Iowa Hospital Clinic
John Burns, PhD
Professor
Rush University Medical Center
Mary Catherine Bushnell, PhD
Professor
McGill University
Annmarie Cano, PhD
Professor
Wayne State University
Yu-Qing Cao, PhD
Assistant Professor
Washington University School of Medicine
Michael Caterina, MD PhD
Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
James Choo, MD
Medical Director
Pain Consultants of East Tennessee
Julie Christianson, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Daniel Clauw, MD
Professor
University of Michigan
Christopher Coe, PhD
Professor
University of Wisconsin
Rebecca Craft, PhD
Professor
Washington State University
Kenneth Craig, PhD
Professor Emeritus
University of British Columbia
Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, PhD MSPH
Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Beth Darnall, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Brian Davis, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh
Rakhi Dayal, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
Lynn DeBar, PhD
Senior Investigator
Kaiser Permanente Center For Health Research
Jennifer DeBerry, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Xinzhong Dong, PhD
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Melissa Durham, PharmD
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California School of Pharmacy
Greg Dussor, PhD
Associate Professor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas
Robert Edwards, PhD
Associate Professor
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Carolyn Fairbanks, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Roger Fillingim, PhD
Distinguished Professor
University of Florida
Patrick Finan, PhD
Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Eric Garland, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Utah
Jerry Gebhart, PhD
Professor and Director, Center for Pain Research
University of Pittsburgh
Glenn Giesler, PhD
Professor
University of Minnesota
Ian Gilron, MD
Professor
Queen's University
Aaron Gilson, PhD
Senior Scientist
UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Joseph Glorioso, PhD
Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Michael Gold, PhD
Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Burel Goodin, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Debra Gordon, RN DNP FAAN
Teaching Associate
University of Washington
Lucinda Grande, MD
University of Washington
Erik Groessl, PhD
Principal Investigator
VA San Diego Health Care System
Yun Guan, MD PhD
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Cobi Heijnen, PhD
Professor
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Keela Herr, PhD RN AGSF FAAN
Professor & Associate Dean for Faculty
University of Iowa
Hunter Hoffman, PhD
Research Scientist
University of Washington
Jeannie Huang, MD MPH
Associate Professor
University of California San Diego
Kristen Huntley, PhD
Health Science Administrator
National Institutes of Health/NCCAM
Michael Iadarola, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
National Institutes of Health
Jelena Janjic, PhD
Assistant Professor
Duquesne University
Michael Jankowski, PhD
Assistant Professor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Annemieke Kavelaars, PhD
Professor
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Francis J. Keefe, PhD
Professor
Duke University Medical Center
Robert Kerns, PhD
Professor
Yale University School of Medicine
Partap S. Khalsa, DC PhD DABCO
Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Research
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Benedict Kolber, PhD
Assistant Professor
Duquesne University
Erin Krebs, MD MPH
Associate Professor
University of Minnesota
Ronald Kulich, PhD
Professor
Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Jon David Levine, MD PhD
Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Alan Light, PhD
Professor
University of Utah
Mary Lyons, MSN APN RN-BC ONC
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Inpatient Pain Management
Cadence Health, Central DuPage Hospital
Anne-Marie Malfait, MD PhD
Associate Professor
Rush University Medical Center
Patrick Mantyh, PhD
Professor
University of Arizona
Renee Manworren, PhD APRN-BC FAAN
Assistant Professor
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Jianren Mao, MD PhD
Vice Chair for Research
MGH Center for Translational Pain Research
Susan Masino, PhD
Professor
Trinity College
Jessica Merlin, MD MBA
Assistant Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Catherine Meyers, MD
Director, Office of Clinical & Regulatory Affairs
National Institutes of Health/NCCAM
Magali Millecamps, PhD
Research Associate
McGill University
Jeff Mogil, PhD
Professor
McGill University
Durga Mohapatra, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Iowa
Jose Moron-Concepcion, PhD
Associate Professor
Columbia University
Kelly Naugle, PhD
Assistant Professor
Indiana University
Tonya Palermo, PhD
Professor
Seattle Childrens Research Institute
Michael Parchman, MD MPH
Senior Investigator
Group Health Research Institute
Luke Parkitny, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Stanford University
Jeffrey Petruska, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Louisville
Vicki Plano Clark, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Cincinnati
John Pollock, PhD
Professor
Duquesne University
Frank Porreca, PhD
Professor
University of Arizona
Linda Porter, PhD
Pain Policy Advisor
National Institutes of Health/NINDS
Barbara Rakel, PhD RN FAAN
Associate Professor
University of Iowa
Jay Redan, MD FACS
Director of Minimally Invasive General Surgery
Florida Hospital-Celebration Health
Jamie Rhudy, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Tulsa
Sarah Ross, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Michael Schatman, PhD CPE
Executive Director
Foundation for Ethics in Pain Care
Gregory Scherrer, PhD
Assistant Professor
Stanford University
Brian Schmidt, PhD MD DDS
Professor
New York University
Erica Schwartz, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Petra Schweinhardt, MD
Associate Professor
McGill University
Karen Seal, MD MPH
Associate Professor
University of California, San Francisco
Rebecca Seal, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Joseph Selby, MD MPH
Executive Director
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Reza Sharif Naeini, PhD
Assistant Professor
McGill University
Minjung Shim, MA
Doctoral Candidate
Drexel University
Kimberly Sibille, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Laura Simons, PhD
Psychologist
Boston Children's Hospital
Barbara St. Marie, PhD ANP GNP
Nurse Practitioner
University of Minnesota Medical Center
Laura Stone, PhD
Assistant Professor
McGill University
Mark Sullivan, MD PhD
Professor
University of Washington
David Tauben, MD
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine
University of Washington
Tuan Trang, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Calgary
Robert Twillman, PhD
Deputy Exective Director/Director of Policy and Advocacy
American Academy of Pain Management
Yoram Vodovotz, PhD
Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Michael Vonkorff, ScD
Senior Investigator
Group Health Cooperative
Russ Waitman, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Kansas Medical Center
Haibin Wang, MD PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Mark Ware, MD MRCP (UK) MSC
Associate Professor
McGill University
Linda Watkins, PhD
Professor
University of Colorado at Boulder
Caryn West, PhD RN
Post Doctoral Fellow
James Cook University, Australia
George Wilcox, PhD
Professor
University of Minnesota
Amanda Williams, PhD
Reader in Clinical Health Psychology
University College London
David Williams, PhD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Clifford Woolf, MD PhD
Professor
Harvard Medical School
Yan Xu, PhD
Professor
University of Pittsburgh
Erin Young, PhD
Professor
Texas A&M University
Fadel Zeidan, PhD
Research Fellow
Wake Forest School of Medicine
William Zempsky, MD MPH
Professor
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Douglas Zochodne, MD FRCPC
Professor
University of Alberta Hospital