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

Matthew Goodwin, PhD
Assistant Professor
Northeastern University

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

Afton Hassett, PsyD
Associate Research Scientist
University of Michigan

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

Benedict Kolber, PhD
Assistant Professor
Duquesne University

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

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

Theodore Price, PhD
Associate Professor
University of Texas at Dallas

Barbara Rakel, PhD RN FAAN
Associate Professor
University of Iowa

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

Joanna Starrels, MD MS
Assistant Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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

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