PAINWeek - Faculty

Course Directors

B. Eliot Cole, MD, MPA
Anthony H. Dekker, DO
James Giordano, PhD

Bill H. McCarberg, MD
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD
Michael E. Schatman, PhD

Faculty

	Charles E. Argoff, MD Assistant Professor New York University School of Medicine View Biography Charles E. Argoff, MD, is Assistant Professor of Neurology, New York University School of Medicine, and Director of the Cohn Pain Management Center at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York. Dr. Argoff is a graduate of Northwestern University Medical School and served his internship in medicine and his residency in neurology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Board of Pain Medicine. Dr. Argoff is an active educator in the field of pain management and has contributed numerous didactic pieces to the literature in this area.
	Kathleen Broglio, NP Nurse Fellow Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care Beth Israel Medical Center View Biography Kathleen Broglio, NP is currently a Nurse Fellow in the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City where she is pursuing advanced training in Palliative Care. Prior to this time she worked as a pain management nurse practitioner at a 200 bed culturally diverse hospital in Honolulu. In this capacity, Kathleen conducted patient assessments and provided recommendations for pain management for hospitalized patients. Kathleen also developed pain management education programs for nurses and medical staff. She served on committees both in HI and in the Western Region developing pain management standards, developed and revised pain management related preprinted order sets, and participated in patient pain management quality improvement initiatives.
	Suzanne Bushfield, PhD, MSW Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work Arizona State University View Biography Suzanne Bushfield, PhD, MSW, Clinical Associate Professor of Social Work at Arizona State University. Her 30 year social work career includes both the public and private sectors, beginning in public welfare, children and family services, health care, and mental health. She has worked in both inpatient and outpatient mental health services for children, adolescents, and adults. Dr. Bushfield has worked in hospital social work (oncology, nephrology, emergency, home health, and hospice); and in providing treatment to victims and offenders in child sexual abuse. She has had additional training and experience in sex offender treatment, play therapy, grief/loss/bereavement counseling. Before coming to ASU, Dr. Bushfield taught at the University of North Dakota and Lewis-Clark State College in Idaho.
	Daniel J. Clauw, MD Assistant Dean and Professor of Medicine Division of Rheumatology Director Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center University of Michigan Medical School View Biography Daniel Clauw, MD is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the University of Michigan . He serves as Director of the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center and Director of the Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, as well as Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research within the University of Michigan Medical School. He attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate and medical school studies and then completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology Fellowship at Georgetown University. He joined the faculty at Georgetown University in 1990, and while there, founded the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, and served as Chief of the Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, and Vice Chair of Medicine. Dr. Clauw has been committed to the clinical care and research into overlapping conditions such as fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, Gulf War Illnesses, and multiple chemical sensitivity. He leads a multidisciplinary team of collaborators at the University of Michigan and other academic medical centers, who are studying the mechanisms and most effective treatments of these illnesses.
	Daniel F. Cleary Founder and Director Hypnosis for Health Learning Center & Hurricane Hypnosis View Biography Daniel F. Cleary, is an internationally recognized, certified Hypnosis Instructor and a certified Master Practitioner of NeuroLinguistic Psychology. Teaching Hypnosis and Hypnotic Techniques throughout the United States and Europe to Doctors, Psychologists, Therapists and Hypnotists, his specialties include Pain Relief and Personal Transformation. Daniel is the founder and director of Hypnosis for Health Learning Center, based in North Palm Beach, Florida. Dan is a founding member of the Transformation-All-Stars Team, a group providing advanced training in hypnotic techniques and related subjects. He is a regular member of the teaching faculty at many of the national and international Hypnosis conferences and has provided specialized training for Hypnotists and licensed professional therapists since 1996. http://danclearyhypnosis.com
	B. Eliot Cole, MD, MPA Executive Director American Society of Pain Educators Consultant Hawaii Permanente Medical Group View Biography B. Eliot Cole, MD, MPA, received his undergraduate degree in bacteriology from the University of California, Berkeley; his medical doctorate from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine; and his Master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He performed residencies in both psychiatry and neurology at the North Carolina Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem and completed an anesthesia-related fellowship in pain management at the University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Sciences. The American Psychiatric Association awarded Dr. Cole fellowship status in 1995 and Distinguished Fellow status in 2002. Presently, Dr. Cole is executive director of the American Society of Pain Educators and a consultant in Pain Management for Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Honolulu, HI. Dr. Cole lectures nationally and internationally on pain management, care of the terminally ill, psychiatric disorders, medical policy-making, and ethical issues.
	Geralyn Datz, PhD Clinical Psychologist and Director Pain Program Forrest General Hospital View Biography Geralyn Datz, PhD, is Director of the Pain Management Program at Forrest General Hospital. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who specializes in pain management. She received her PhD in clinical psychology at State University of New York at Stony Brook. She specialized in behavioral medicine during internship at the New Orleans Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and during fellowship at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University. She is active within professional organizations, promoting psychologists involvement in medical settings. Dr. Datz is a member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and serves on their Membership Committee. She is also a member of the Society for Behavioral Medicine, American Psychological Association, the Mississippi Pain Society, and the Mississippi Psychological Association. She is active in mentoring graduate students and medical residents. She regularly provides education to health providers and the public about chronic pain, sleep disturbance, medical compliance and presurgical readiness.
	Anthony H. Dekker, DO Past President American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine Associate Director Phoenix Indian Medical Center View Biography Anthony H. Dekker, DO is the Associate Director of the Phoenix Indian Medical Center and the Director, Ambulatory Care and Community Health. He is also the Director of Medical Education for the Phoenix Indian Medical Center. Born and raised in Western Michigan, he completed his osteopathic education at Michigan State University. He completed his internship and family medicine residency at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and an Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine fellowship at Rush-Presbyterian-St Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago. As a Public Health Service Scholar he served Chicago’s South Side for fourteen years. He was Professor and Chair of Family Medicine at the Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (Children’s Mercy Hospital) during his four years in Kansas City. Dr. Dekker is board certified in Family Practice and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, and Addiction Medicine. He is a Fellow in numerous professional societies. As a member of the healthcare team at PIMC, he is dedicated to the Mission of providing the highest quality healthcare uniquely suited for the American Indian communities. He is committed to community based interventions and empowerment of underserved populations. His areas of expertise include high risk youth, addictive disorders, chronic pain, domestic violence and behavioral health. He is the Chief Clinical Consultant in Addiction Medicine and Chronic Pain for the Indian Health Service, US Public Health Service.
	W. John Diamond, MD Chief Medical Officer Intemedica, LLC View Biography W. John Diamond, MD, HMD. FAAMA, C.Hom. is a Board Certified Pathologist, trained at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the Clinical Center of the N.I.H and the SUNY Center for Health Sciences in Syracuse, NY. He is certified in Medical Acupuncture as a Fellow of the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture and is faculty of the American Academy of Pain Management. He was trained in TCM by master herbalist Anastasia White; and in homeopathy at the Pacific Academy in Berkeley, California. He is a Member of the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States. He ran the Post Masters Course in Integrated Therapies at the University of Nevada, Reno. He has been Medical Director of Heel, USA and Botanical Laboratories, Inc. He is presently Chief Medical Officer of InteMedica, USA and China, and runs a large Integrated Medicine practice in Reno, Nevada.
	Melanie P. Duckworth, PhD Associate Professor Department of Psychology Director Psychological Services Center University of Nevada, Reno View Biography Melanie P. Duckworth, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Dr. Duckworth’s clinical and research interests and activities are in the areas of posttraumatic stress and coping consequent to psychological and physical injury. She directs the Motor Vehicle Collision and Chronic Pain Research Program at the University of Nevada, Reno. She conducts laboratory-based and clinical research that examines the pre-, peri-, and post-collision variables that predict physical and psychological functioning consequent to an injury-causing collision and she provides direct clinical service to adults who are experiencing chronic pain, functional impairment, and traumatic stress reactions as a function of motor vehicle collision involvement. In collaboration with Drs. Tony Iezzi and William O’Donohue, Dr. Duckworth is currently preparing an edited volume entitled Motor Vehicle Collisions: Medical Psychosocial, and Legal Consequences.
	Michael B. Ellner, MSH, CHT Diplomat International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association Lifetime Member International Association of Counselors and Therapists View Biography Michael Ellner, MSH, CHT is an internationally prominent medical hypnosis educator and practitioner. Based on his extensive training and experience he teaches a wide range of behavioral techniques that utilize language, metaphor and imagery that heals at the most personal and biological levels. Ellner is a major force in educating health care professionals about the healing powers of a happy heart, peaceful mind and playful spirit via his blog on the multi-award winning website: TherapyTimes.com and his column in Hospital Newspaper, a leading trade journal for doctors, nurses and hospital administrators. For more info: www.ellner.info
	Charles Flippen, MD Associate Professor of Neurology David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Director Olive View-UCLA Medical Center View Biography Charles C. Flippen II, M.D., F.A.A.N. – an Associate Professor of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, director of Adult Neurology at the Olive View-UCLA Medical Center and member of the UCLA Headache Research and Treatment Program. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, trained in Neurology at the University of Maryland and completed a Headache and Facial Pain fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital. Dr. Flippen, is a frequent lecturer on the topic of headache management and has published several articles on the subject. He serves as a corresponding expert on headache management for the American Council for Headache Education on-line message board and the journal Family Practice Recertification. He has served as a reviewer for the journals Headache and Stroke. He was recently recognized as an excellent medical educator by the American Academy of Neurology.
	Robert J. Gatchel, PhD Professor University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas View Biography Robert J. Gatchel, Ph. D., ABPP is the Chair of the Department of Psychology, College of Science, The University of Texas at Arlington. In addition, he is the Clinical Research Program Director of the Eugene McDermott Center for Pain Management at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Psychology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Health Psychology. He has conducted extensive clinical research, most of it supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on the psychophysiology of stress and emotion, the comorbidity of psychological and physical health disorders, and the etiology, assessment and treatment of chronic stress and pain behavior. He is also the recipient of the prestigious Senior Scientist Award from NIH.
	James Giordano, PhD Associate Professor and Scholar in Residence Center for Clinical Bioethics Georgetown University Medical Center View Biography James Giordano, PhD is Scholar in Residence at the Center for Clinical Bioethics, and Associate Processor in the Division of Palliative Medicine, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC. He is Director of the Brain, Mind and Healing Program of the Samueli Institute, Alexandria, VA and a Fellow in neuroscience and medical philosophy of Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, Oxford, England. Dr. Giordano is Deputy Editor in Chief of the journal, Pain Physician, neuroscience and ethics section editor of the international journal Forschende Komplementaer Medizin, neuroscience and ethics section editor of Practical Pain Management, and neuroscience and philosophy section editor of Spirituality and Health International. Dr. Giordano is the 2005-2008 recipient of the Manchikanti Distinguished Lecturship of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, 2006 recipient of the William Hershel medal in biomedical education, and the 2004 recipient of the Richard Weiner award in pain management education from the American Academy of Pain Management. Dr. Giordano is the author of 4 books and over 75 peer reviewed papers in neuroscience, medical philosophy and ethics. His ongoing work addresses the neurobiology and neurophilosophy of chronic pain and the philosophical and ethical basis of neuroscience and integrative pain medicine.
	David Glick, DC Clinician Neural Pain Assessment, PC View Biography David M. Glick, DC, Neural Pain Assessment. Dr. Glick currently practices in Richmond, Virginia, where he concentrates on pain associated with the spine and extremities primarily within model of interventional pain management. While earning his degree, he had been involved with research relying upon evoked potentials. This led to his clinical practice utilizing evoked potentials to guide interventional pain treatments. He has since lectured on clinical applications and improving evoked potential techniques, as well as differential diagnosis of repetitive stress injuries, difficult neck and back pain patients including post-operative pain syndromes. He currently serves and the Education Planning and Examination Committees for the American Academy of Pain Management, co-authored the chapter on electrodiagnosis for the 7th Edition of Weiner’s Textbook of Pain Management, and acted as a section for the Common Pain Syndromes section of the same text.
	Howard A. Heit, MD Assistant Clinical Professor Georgetown University Medical Center View Biography Howard Heit, MD is board certified in internal medicine (diplomat) and gastroenterology (diplomat). He is also certified in addiction medicine by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and is certified as a medical review officer (MRO). He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Heit is also a member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) and the American Pain Society (APS). Dr. Heit was co-section coordinator, author and an editor on “Pain Management and Addiction Medicine” for ASAM’s textbook Principles of Addiction Medicine, Second and Third Edition. Dr. Heit served as chair of ASAM’s scientific program “Common Threads: Pain & Addiction,” from 2000 - 2005. He is also a member of the AAPM annual scientific meeting planning committee. From 1990-1996, Dr. Heit served as medical addictionologist for Alcohol and Drug Services for Fairfax County. Dr. Heit is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Heit has lectured and published extensively on the interface of pain and addiction medicine. Dr. Heit (current chair) was also instrumental in forming the Liaison Committee on Pain and Addiction (LCPA) of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the American Pain Society. The mission of this committee is to encourage collaboration between pain specialists and addiction specialists on issues of common interest, including areas of research, education, clinical care and policy development.
	Robert Lynn Horne, MD Clinical Professor University of Nevada School of Medicine View Biography Robert Lynn Horne, MD, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, and he is on the medical staff of several area hospitals. Dr. Horne is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and is a recipient of the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. He is also a member of the Nevada Medicaid Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and a delegate of the Nevada State Medical Association to the AMA House of Delegates, among other appointments and elected positions. Dr. Horne is a frequent lecturer on numerous topics in the field of psychiatry and their related treatments.
	Tony Iezzi, PhD, CPsych Behavioral Medicine Service London Health Sciences Centre View Biography Tony Iezzi, PhD, is a graduate from the University of Georgia. He is a staff member at the London Health Sciences Centre and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Ontario. His clinical and research interests have focused on the assessment and management of chronic pain. Dr. Iezzi has also served as an expert-witness for the last 15 years in the assessment and management of motor vehicle collision sequelae. With Dr. Melanie Duckworth and Dr. William O’Donohue, he is currently editing a book entitled Motor Vehicle Collisions: Medical, Psychosocial, and Legal Consequences. He was most recently recognized as a Fellow of the Canadian Psychological Association.
	Bernadette Jaeger, DDS Adjunct Associate Professor UCLA School of Dentistry View Biography Bernadette Jaeger, DDS, is Associate Adjunct Professor in the Section of Oral Medicine and Orofacial Pain in the School of Dentistry at the University of California, Los Angeles. She received her DDS from the University of Toronto, completed her general practice residency at UCLA Hospital Dentistry, and her fellowship in pain management at UCLA School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Jaeger has a very active role in the American Board of Orofacial Pain. A past-President for 1998-2000, she now serves as Chair of the Oral Examination Committee and Vice-Chair of the Examination Council. Dr. Jaeger is a reviewer for The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice, The Journal of Pain, Clinical Journal of Pain, and Cephalalgia. She is a frequent contributor to the literature on myofascial pain, its trigger points and patterns.
	Teresa Keane, NP Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine Oregon Health and Science University Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Kaiser Permanente View Biography Teresa Keane, NP is a registered nurse and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner who has been working in the field of pain management for more than 10 years. She is a faculty member at Oregon Health & Science University in the medicine and nursing departments. She joined the Pain Management Commission in 2006.
	Barbara L. Kornblau, JD, OT Professor Nova Southeastern University View Biography Barbara L. Kornblau, JD, OT is Professor, Occupational Therapy, Public Health, & Law Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Kornblau is the immediate Past President of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and a Professor of Occupational Therapy, Public Health and Law at Nova Southeastern University where she teaches course work in pain management. In her private practice, she provides consulting services to business and industry, attorneys and others for purposes of complying with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). A practicing attorney, she specializes in disability discrimination litigation and advocacy for individual experience chronic pain. She is also a certified case manager, a certified disability management specialist and holds board certification in pain management and disability analysis. Dr. Kornblau has published over 100 journal articles, books, book chapters and other works on the Americans With Disabilities Act, ethical issues in health care, accommodating students with disabilities, medico-legal issues, consultation, pain management, functional capacity evaluations, occupational therapy intervention with various populations, and work rehabilitation. She has presented nationally and internationally on pain and its impact on work and participation in other meaningful activities in one’s life, medical errors, regulatory issues affecting return-to-work and other related healthcare and legal issues.
	Chris J. Kottenstette, PA-C Founder PAs in Pain Management View Biography Chris J. Kottenstette, PA-C, is President & CEO of Your Care, a Healthcare Consulting and Systems Integration Company specializing in Pain Management solutions; President & Founder of the PAs in Pain Medicine Special Interest Group of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA); and a Past-President of the Colorado Academy of Physician Assistants. His skills in Quality Management earned him an appointment to the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in 2003. His expertise in legal and regulatory issues has helped him to lobby for regulatory and policy changes both locally and nationally. He has a special interest in Medical Information Technologies and in Total Quality Management as it relates to Healthcare. He has been a teacher for over 10 years in pre-hospital, hospital, community college, and professional arenas. He speaks regularly on topics of pain medicine, and is currently a medical liaison for Alpharma, Inc., and maintains his ties to clinical medicine with a clinical appointment as a Physician Assistant in Pain Management with Denver Pain Management, in Greenwood Village, CO.
	James Manlandro, DO Medical Director Family Addiction Treatment Services View Biography James Manlandro, DO, FAOAAM - Dr. Manlandro is currently the Medical Director of Family Addiction Treatment Services in Somers Point and Rio Grande, New Jersey, Family Practice Department. He is also consultant to the Cumberland County Alcohol and Drug Program of New Jersey, and is Alcohol and Drug Addiction Consultant for Atlantic City Medical Center, Shore Memorial hospital, and Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital. He is a graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He has received fellow awards in Addiction Medicine from the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine, and the American Osteopathic College of Family Practice. He has been practicing Addiction Medicine for 24 years.
	Bill H. McCarberg, MD Assistant Clinical Professor University of California, San Diego President Western Pain Society View Biography Bill H. McCarberg MD is Founder of the Chronic Pain Management Program for Kaiser Permanente in San Diego, California. He was on the board of directors of the American Pain Society and current board of directors of the National Pain Foundation. He is president of the Western Pain Society and Assistant Clinical Professor (voluntary) at the University of California at San Diego School Medicine. Dr McCarberg is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Pain Society, and the International Association for the Study of Pain. He is the recipient of several awards, including the Shilling Compassionate Care Award, and in 1998 was named the Highest Rated Physician by Member Appraisal of Physician Services at Kaiser Permanente. He also received the Elizabeth Narcessian award for leader in the field of pain education from the American Pain Society. He has given more than 200 presentations on pain management issues and is the author or co-author of several publications. He is board certified by the American College of Pain Medicine, the American Board of Family Practice and additionally certified in Geriatrics. Dr McCarberg received his MD degree from Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois. He completed a medical internship and a residency in family practice at Highland Hospital in Rochester, New York.
	Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD Professor Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science University of Maryland School of Pharmacy View Biography Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, is Professor at the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland. Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, BCPS, received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy in 1986, where she is currently on faculty as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science. Dr. McPherson has maintained an active practice in hospice and palliative care for over 18 years. She consults with several hospice programs in the Baltimore area, including Seasons VNA Hospice and Palliative Care of Maryland, Hospice of the Chesapeake and Heartlands Hospice. Dr. McPherson teaches extensively on pain management and palliative care at the University Of Maryland School Of Pharmacy. This includes didactic content, small discussion groups, and case management discussions. She serves as course masters of electives including "Care of the Terminally Ill," "Grief and Bereavement Theory," and a course coordinated with the American Cancer Society titled, "I Can Cope: Pharmacist Educators in Pain Management." Dr. McPherson is passionate about teaching practicing pharmacists about pain management and end-of-life, and she is currently developing a certificate program in this area. She is a frequent lecturer on a local, state and national level to pharmacy, nursing and medical groups on pain and symptom management. Dr. McPherson developed the first palliative care pharmacy residency in the United States, and has published many journal articles on pain management and palliative care, as well as other topics, several books and numerous book chapters.
	Michael H. Moskowitz, MD, MPH Founder Bay Area Pain Medical Association View Biography Michael H. Moskowitz, MD, MPH, is in private practice at Bay Area Pain Medical Associates in Mill Valley, California, with a practice focus on pain management, and psychiatry and psychosomatics. He earned his MD from Louisiana State University, and is board certified by both the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and the American Academy of Pain Medicine. Dr. Moskowitz is Founding Member of Psychiatric Associates of San Francisco/Bay Area Pain Medical Associates and Cofounder and Chairman of the Marin Pain Consortium. For the past decade, he has served as a consultant/liaison at numerous healthcare facilities, in both San Francisco and Louisiana. He is also a national lecturer on chronic pain, pain medicine, psychiatry and pain, and other pain-related topics.
	Russell K. Portenoy, MD Professor Departments of Neurology and Anesthesiology Albert Einstein College of Medicine Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman Chair in Pain and Palliative Care Beth Israel Medical Center View Biography Russell K. Portenoy, MD is Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, and Chief Medical Officer of Continuum Hospice Care/The Jacob Perlow Hospice. He holds the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman Chair in Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center and is Professor of Neurology and Anesthesiology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Portenoy received his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and completed a residency in Neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a Fellowship in pain management at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Portenoy is Past President of the American Pain Society and formerly Councillor and Secretary of the International Association for the Study of Pain. He is President-Elect of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and is currently Chairman of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Chairman of the Medical Forum of the National Hospice Work Group, and Chairman of the Committee on Hospice and Palliative Medicine of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education. He serves on the Board of Directors of the American Pain Foundation. Dr. Portenoy is the recipient of the Wilbert Fordyce Award for Lifetime Excellence in Clinical Investigation and the Distinguished Service Award from the American Pain Society, the Founder’s Award from the American Academy of Pain Medicine, and the Bonica Award from the Eastern Pain Association. His research has focused on clinical trials of analgesic drugs, opioid pharmacology, symptom measurement, and quality of life assessment. He is Editor in Chief of the international, peer-reviewed Journal of Pain and Symptom Management; Associate Editor for Clinical Sciences of Pain; and Editor for the Palliative Care Section of The Oncologist. He serves on numerous other Editorial Boards and has written, co-authored or edited 17 books and more than 450 papers and book chapters on topics in pain and symptom management, opioid pharmacotherapy, and symptom assessment.
	Andrea Rapkin, MD Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA View Biography Andrea Rapkin, MD received her undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1975. She went on to study medicine at the University of New York in Buffalo where she received her M.D. in 1979. Dr. Rapkin completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UCLA School of Medicine in 1983. She is Board Certified by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (of which she is also a fellow). After obtaining her M.D., she joined the faculty at UCLA and is currently a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She also directs the UCLA Pelvic Pain Clinic. Dr. Rapkin has published extensively in the areas of premenstrual syndrome, chronic pelvic pain and women's reproductive health, with numerous research articles and contributions to textbooks in the area of menstrual-cycle-related mood disorders and pelvic pain. Dr. Rapkin was one of the first Obstetrician-Gynecologists to adapt the multidisciplinary pain management approach to the evaluation and treatment of women with pelvic and vulvar pain. The clinic includes professionals from the areas of psychology, anesthesiology, and physical therapy and provides patient care, resident medical student education, and a fruitful environment for clinical research.
	Michael E. Schatman, PhD Consulting Clinical Psychologist View Biography Michael E. Schatman, PhD has practiced as a clinical psychologist in pain management for over 20 years. He is the author of numerous journal articles, book chapters, and presented papers on pain management and medical bioethics. Additionally, Dr. Schatman is the editor of both Ethical Issues in Chronic Pain Management and Chronic Pain Management: Guidelines for Multidisciplinary Program Development. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Western Pain Society, and is an Editorial Board member of Practical Pain Management. He is currently in consulting practice in Bellevue, WA.
	Peter S. Staats, MD Adjunct Associate Professor Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Chief Executive Officer American Pain Medicine, Inc. View Biography Peter S. Staats, MD, MBA, is Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Department of Oncology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. He is also Chief Executive Officer of American Pain Medicine, Inc., and a Pain Management Physician at Metzger Pain Management in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Dr. Staats earned his MD from The University of Michigan Medical School, did his residency and was Fellow in Pain Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and received his MBA from The Johns Hopkins University. He is a Fellow of the World Institute of Pain. Dr. Staats has received numerous honors and awards for his work in pain medicine, and is widely published on pain theories, spinal cord pain, and management of cancer-related pain. He holds many editorial board appointments, including Executive Editor of Pain Practice, and Associate Editor of both Pain Medicine and The Clinical Journal of Pain, among other roles. Dr. Staats has been the Principal Investigator for several sponsored clinical trials on pain, helping to advance the information base on pain and its treatment. He is very active in professional organizations and societies, in the areas of both pain and anesthesiology.
	Dennis C. Turk, PhD Past President American Pain Society John & Emma Bonica Professor Anesthesia & Pain Research University of Washington View Biography Dennis C. Turk , PhD, is the John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Research and director of the Fibromyalgia Research Center at the University of Washington. He serves as a special government employee within the Food and Drug Administration. Prior to his current position, Dr. Turk was the director of the Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute and a professor of psychiatry and anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh, and an associate professor at Yale University. Dr. Turk was formerly the editor in chief of The Annals of Behavioral Medicine and Pain Management Today, and he is currently the editor in chief of The Clinical Journal of Pain. He is the co-coordinator of the Initiative on the Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT). Dr. Turk has published over 425 articles and chapters in scholarly texts on areas associated with assessment and treatment of chronic pain and authored or edited 13 volumes on these topics.
	Gary Walco, PhD Professor Department of Pediatrics UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School Director The David Center for Children’s Pain Hackensack University Medical Center View Biography Gary A. Walco, PhD is a Professor of Pediatrics at UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School and Director of the David Center for Children’s Pain and Palliative Care at Hackensack University Medical Center. He has conducted multiple studies on pain management and palliative care in children and has published over 90 journal articles, book chapters, and abstracts. Dr. Walco was the founder of the Special Interest Group on Pain in Infants, Children, and Adolescents for the American Pain Society and was their 2003 recipient of the Jeffrey Lawson Award for Advocacy in Children’s Pain Relief. He chaired the task force responsible for the American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on the assessment and management of acute pain in children, and currently is on the core committee for Palliative Care in the Children’s Oncology Group, is the co-chair of the Pain Committee for the Children’s Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance, is an invited member of the Neonatal Pain Research Initiative (NICHD, FDA) and the Pediatric IMMPACT group, and serves as a consultant to pharmaceutical firms on analgesic trials for children. He is on the editorial boards of the Clinical Journal of Pain, the Journal of Pain, the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
	Arthur L. Weaver, MD Past President American College of Rheumatology Clinical Professor of Medicine University of Nebraska Medical Center View Biography Arthur Lawrence Weaver, MD, MS (Medicine), FACP, MACR, is Clinical Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He is board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology. Completing his medical degree at Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Weaver interned at University of Michigan Hospitals in Ann Arbor. He completed his residency and fellowship in internal medicine and rheumatology at the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, and received his Masters Degree in Medicine from the University of Minnesota. Dr. Weaver has been extremely active in medical organizations for rheumatology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American Rheumatism Association, and a Master of the American College of Rheumatology. His contributions to the field of rheumatology are vast: He has been the primary investigator for more than 115 clinical research protocols; he has contributed to the literature with a wealth of articles and abstracts; and he has lectured extensively nationally and abroad.