Faculty
We are currently engaging faculty presenters for the 2013 PAINWeek National Conference.
Below is a list of the faculty that presented at the 2012 PAINWeek National Conference. Our faculty presenters are not just leaders in their respective fields, but are also education and communication experts. Many have been associated with PAINWeek for several years, and we appreciate all of their contributions to making this educational activity successful. Please note, PAINWeek faculty are subject to change without notice. Full disclosures for the faculty presenters will be available in the onsite published materials distributed to participants at the meeting.
Sondra M. Adkinson, PharmD, DAAPM, CPE
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist—Pain
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
Department of Pharmacy
Bay Pines, FL
Charles E. Argoff, MD, CPE
Professor of Neurology
Albany Medical College
Department of Neurology
Director, Comprehensive Pain Center
Albany Medical Center
Albany, NY
Michael C. Barnes, JD, MIEP
Attorney, Managing Partner
DCBA Law & Policy LLP
Washington, DC
Hal Blatman, MD, DAAPM, ABIHM
Medical Director
Blatman Pain Clinic
Cincinnati, OH
Jennifer Bolen, JD
Founder
Legal Side of Pain
Knoxville, TN
Robert A. Bonakdar, MD, FAAFP
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Family and Preventative Medicine
University of California School of Medicine, San Diego
San Diego, CA
Director of Pain Management
Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine
La Jolla, CA
Michael M. Bottros, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine Director of Acute Pain Services
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine
St. Louis, MO
Lucile Burgo-Black, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Yale University School of Medicine
General Internal Medicine
New Haven, CT
Associate Primary Care Service Line Manager
National Co-Director Post-Deployment Integrated Care Initiative
VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Primary Care
West Haven, CT
Jennifer Carpenter
Branch Manager
Kentucy Office of the Attorney General
Frankfort, KY
Gregory T. Carter, MD, MS
Clinical Professor
University of California, Davis
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Sacramento, CA
Medical Director
Providence Regional Neuromuscular Center, Providence Hospice and Palliative Care Program
Olympia, WA
Paul J. Christo, MD, MBA
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Host, “Aches and Gains” Radio Program
Charles F. Cichon
Executive Director
National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI)
Lutherville, MD
Michael R. Clark, MD, MPH, MBA
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and
Behavioral Sciences
Director
Chronic Pain Treatment Programs
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Baltimore, MD
Daniel F. Cleary
Pain Relief Educator, Hypnotist
International Medical and
Dental Hypnotherapy Association
Palm Beach, FL
Rebecca Curtis, ACC
Health Coach
Take Courage Coaching
Bozeman, MT
Carol P. Curtiss, MSN, RN-BC
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Tufts University School of Medicine
Master of Science in Pain Research, Education and Policy Program
Boston, MA
Clinical Nurse Specialist Consultant
Curtiss Consulting
Greenfield, MA
Beth Darnall, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford Universiity
Division of Pain Management
Palo Alto, CA
President
Pain Society of Oregon
Eugene, OR
David W. Dodick, MD, FRCP-C, FACP
Professor of Neurology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Scottsdale, AZ
Medical Director
Mayo Clinic Neurology Residency Program and Headache Medicine Fellowship Program
Phoenix, AZ
Debra J. Drew, MS, ACNS-BC, RN-BC
Affiliate Faculty
University of Minnesota, School of Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
Department of Nursing Practice, Research, and Innovation
Minneapolis, MN
Michael B. Ellner, CHt, MSH
Medical Hypnotist/Hypnosis Educator
Diplomat, International Medical and
Dental Hypnotherapy Association
New York, NY
Roger B. Fillingim, PhD
Professor
University of Florida College of Dentistry
Gainesville, FL
Colleen M. Fitzgerald, MD
Assistant Professor
Northwestern University
Feinberg School of Medicine
Medical Director
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Women's Health Rehabilitation
Chicago, IL
Peter A. Foreman, DDS, DAAPM
Pain Management Consultant and Head
Pain Assessment Team
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Rotorua, New Zealand
Robert D. Gerwin, MD, FAAN
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Baltimore, MD
Medical Director
Department of Pain and Rehabilitation Medicine
Bethesda, MD
Philip Getson, DO
Assistant Professor of Neurology
Drexel University College of Medicine
Department of Neurology
Philadelphia, PA
Carri-Ann Gibson, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
USF Morsani College of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry
Chief, Special Programs Section
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service
Tampa, FL
Aaron M. Gilson, MS, MSSW, PhD
Research Program Manager/Senior Scientist
University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center
Pain and Policy Studies Group
Madison, WI
David M. Glick, DC, DAAPM, CPE, FASPE
Managing Director
PainRx Co.
Richmond, VA
Thomas B. Gregory, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, CPE
Clinical Lead Pharmacist—Surgery
Corporate Pain Committee Co-Chair
Truman Medical Centers
Kansas City, MO
R. Norman Harden, MD
Associate Professor
Northwestern University
Pain Management and Rehabilitation
Director, Center for Pain Studies
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Pain Management and Rehabilitation
Chicago, IL
Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite, PhD
Director
Center for Mind-Body Research
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
Christopher M. Herndon, PharmD, BCPS, CPE
Assistant Professor
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL
Stephen C. Hunt, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Washington
Department of Medicine, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Program
National Director, Post-Deployment Integrated Care Initiative
VA Puget Sound Health Care System
General Medicine Service
Seattle, WA
Gary W. Jay, MD, DAAPM, FAAPM
Consultant/Senior Strategist and Senior Medical Director
CNS for INC Research, LLC
Business Development
Raleigh-Durham, NC
Ted W. Jones, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Behavioral Medicine Institute
Knoxville, TN
Barbara L. Kornblau, JD, OTR/L, CPE, DASPE
Professor, Occupational Therapy
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL
Founder
Coalition for Disability Health Equity
Arlington, VA
Kevin M. Lancer, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Malcolm Randall VA Center
Behavioral Health
Gainesville, FL
Edward S. Lee, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine
Director, Substance Abuse Assessment Team and Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Department of Primary Care
Pittsburgh, PA
Joanne V. Loewy, DA, LCAT, MT-B
Assistant Professor
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
School of Medicine
Director
Beth Israel Medical Center
The Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine
New York, NY
Benson Mathew, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
WellSpan Health York Hospital
York, PA
Lisa McElhaney
Vice President
National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI)
Lutherville, MD
Lora McGuire, MS, RN
Professor of Nursing
Joliet Junior College
Department of Nursing
Joliet, IL
Jeremiah C. McKelvey, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Orlando VA Medical Center
Orlando, FL
Susan McNulty, OTD, OTR/L
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy
University of Southern California
Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
Los Angeles, CA
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, CPE
Professor, Vice Chair of Pharmacy
Practice and Science
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Baltimore, MD
President
The American Society of Pain Educators
Montclair, NJ
John F. Mondanaro, MA, MT-BC, LCAT, CCLS
Clinical Director
Louis and Lucille Armstrong Music Therapy Program
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY
Stephen A. Mudra, MD
Chief, Primary Care Pain Management
VA Hospital
Department of Ambulatory Care
Gainesville, FL
Alisha M. Mutch, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
York Hospital
Department of Pharmacy
York, PA
Srinivas Nalamachu, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Kansas University Medical Center
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Kansas City, KS
President and Medical Director
International Clinical Research Institute
Leawood, KS
Kimberly S. New, BSN, JD
Compliance Specialist
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Department of Compliance
Knoxville, TN
Tu A. Ngo, PhD, MPH
Clinical Director
Primary Care Behavioral Health
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
Department of Mental Health
Bedford, MA
Bruce Nicholson, MD
Clinical Associate Professor
Penn State School of Medicine
Anesthesia
Director of Pain Specialists
Pain Specialists of Greater Lehigh Valley
Allentown, PA
Larry D. Owens, PharmD, BCPS, CAC
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator
York Hospital
Department of Pharmacy
York, PA
Steven D. Passik, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Psychosomatic Medicine
Nashville, TN
John F. Peppin, DO, FACP
Associate Medical Director
Hospice of the Bluegrass
Director, Clinical Research Division
The Pain Treatment Center of the Bluegrass
Lexington, KY
Mel Pohl, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical Director
Las Vegas Recovery Center
Las Vegas, NV
Ronald J. Rapoport, MD, FACR
Rheumatologist
Truesdale Clinic
Fall River, MA
Ilene R. Robeck, MD
Co-Chair National VA Primary Care Pain Task Force
Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
Primary Care Mental Health
Bay Pines, FL
Scott M. Robertson, BS, MHCI
PhD Candidate, Vice Chair of Development, ASAN
Penn State University
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network
University Park, PA
Andrew R. Rossetti, MMT
Music Therapist
Radiation Oncology
Beth Israel Medical Center
Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine
New York, NY
Michael E. Schatman, PhD, CPE
Executive Director
Foundation for Ethics in Pain Care
Bellevue, WA
Yoram Shir, MD
Professor of Anesthesia and Edwards Chair in Clinical Pain
McGill University
Department of Medicine, Anaesthesia
Director, the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit
McGill University Health Centre
Department of Anaesthesia
Montreal, QC
Robert D. Sproul, PharmD
Program Director, Pain Management
Orlando VA Medical Center
Pain Program
Orlando, FL
Forest Tennant, MD, DrPH
Veract Intractable Pain Clinic
West Covina, CA
Allen J. Togut, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Practice Limited to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Mark J. Tramo, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music
Department of Neurology/Ethnomusicology
Attending Neurologist
Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Department of Neurology
Los Angeles, CA
Helen N. Turner, DNP, RN-BC, PCNS-BC, FAAN
Assistant Professor
Oregon Health and Science University
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Clinical Nurse Specialist, Pediatric Pain Management
Doernbecher Childrens' Hospital/OHSU
Department of Pain Management
Portland, OR
Luz S. Vasquez, MD
Acting Director, Women's Health Care
West Haven VA Hospital
West Haven, CT
Rachel M. Volk, CHHC
Certified Holistic Health Coach
The Institute for Integrative Nutrition
New York, NY
Kathryn A. Walker, PharmD, BCPS, CPE
Assistant Professor
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Baltimore, MD
Mark S. Wallace, MD
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
University of California, San Diego
Department of Anesthesiology
Chair/Director/Program Director
Clinical Pain Research
UCSD Health System
Department of Anesthesiology
La Jolla, CA
Deborah A. Ward, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Department of Pharmaceutical Services
Memphis, TN
Nancy Wiedemer, RN, MSN, CRNP
Pain Management Coordinator
Philadelphia VA Center
Chronic Pain Consult Service
Philadelphia, PA
Kevin L. Zacharoff, MD, FACPE, FACIP, FAAP
Vice President of Medical Affairs
Inflexxion Inc.
Newton, MA
Stephen J. Ziegler, PhD, JD
Associate Professor of Public Policy
Indiana University?Purdue University
Department of Public Policy
Fort Wayne, IN
