Faculty

Ralf Baron, Dr. med.
Professor, Division of Neurological Pain
Research and Therapy, Department of Neurology
University of Kiel, Germany

Gary J. Bennett, Ph.D.
Canada Senior Research Chair
Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Dentistry, and Centre for Research on Pain
McGill University

Edward C. Covington, M.D.
Head, Section on Pain Medicine
Neurological Institute
Cleveland Clinic

Robert H. Dworkin, Ph.D., Conference Director
Professor of Anesthesiology, Neurology, Oncology and Psychiatry
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

David C. Foster, M.D.
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Roy L. Freeman, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Harvard University
Director, Center for Autonomic and Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Gerald F. Gebhart, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Pain Research
University of Pittsburgh

John W. Griffin, M.D.
Director, Johns Hopkins Brain Science Institute
University Distinguished Service Professor, Department of Neurology
Professor, Departments of Neuroscience and Pathology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins University

Robert M. Levy, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Neurological Surgery and Physiology
Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern University

Jeffrey S. Mogil, Ph.D.
E.P. Taylor Professor of Pain Studies
McGill University

Karin L. Petersen, M.D.
Associate Adjunct Professor of Neurology
UCSF Pain Clinical Research Center
University of California, San Francisco

R. Michael Poole, M.D., FACP
Vice President, Neuroscience
Global Clinical Research and Development
Wyeth Research

Frank Porreca, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmacology and Anesthesiology
University of Arizona College of Medicine

Linda Porter, Ph.D.
Program Director
Systems and Cognitive Neuroscience
NINDS/NIH

Srinivasa N. Raja, M.D.
Director, Division of Pain Medicine
Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Bob A. Rappaport, M.D.
Director, Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Rheumatology Products
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
Food and Drug Administration

Bernard Ravina, M.D., MSCE
Associate Professor of Neurology
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Director, Movement and Inherited Neurological Disorder (MIND) Unit
Associate Director, Clinical Trials Coordination Center (CTCC)

Michael C. Rowbotham, M.D.
Adjunct Professor of Neurology and Anesthesia
Director, UCSF Pain Clinical Research Center
Attending Neurologist, UCSF – Mount Zion Pain Management Center

David M. Simpson, M.D.
Professor of Neurology
Director, Clinical Neurophysiology Laboratories
Director, Neuro-AIDS Program
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine

Brett R. Stacey, M.D.
Division Chief, Pain Medicine
Medical Director, Comprehensive Pain Center
Oregon Health & Science University

Wendy F. Sternberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Haverford College

Irene M. Tracey, Ph.D.
Nuffield Professor of Anaesthetic Science
Director, Oxford University FMRIB Centre
Oxford University

Dennis C. Turk, Ph.D.
John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Research
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Washington

Gunnar L. Wasner, Dr.med.
Associate Professor ,Division of Neurological Pain Research and Therapy
Department of Neurology
University of Kiel, Germany

Christopher D. Wells, MB, ChB
Consultant in Pain Relief
Pain Matters. Ltd.
Liverpool, UK

Dan Ziegler, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine
Institute for Clinical Diabetes Research
German Diabetes Center
Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf