Advisory Board
Medical and Scientific Advisory Board
Our advisory board is composed of internationally respected researchers in the fields of pain and the sensory nervous system.
Allan I. Basbaum, Ph.D.
Allan I. Basbaum, Ph.D. is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Anatomy at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Basbaum is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Pain. Dr. Basbaum received a B.S. in psychology from McGill University and a Ph.D. in psychology and anatomy from the University of Pennsylvania.
Gary Bennett, Ph.D.
Gary J. Bennett, Ph.D. is a Canada Senior Research Professor in the Faculty of Dentistry and Department of Anesthesia at McGill University and Director of Pain Research at Montreal General Hospital. From 1996 to 2001, Dr. Bennett was a Professor of Neurology and Director of Pain Research of MCP Hahnemann University. From 1991 to 1996, Dr. Bennett served as Chief of the Neuropathic Pain and Pain Measurement Section of Neurobiology and Anesthesiology Branch, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health. Dr. Bennett received a B.A. in psychology from Rutgers University and a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Robert Dworkin, Ph.D.
Robert H. Dworkin, Ph.D. is a Professor of Anesthesiology, Neurology, Oncology and Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Director of the Anesthesiology Clinical Research Center and Director of Psychological Services, Strong Pain Clinic. Dr. Dworkin serves as Chair of the International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain; Chair of the Steering Committee, Neuropathic Pain Institute; Vice-Chair of the Special Interest Group on Neuropathic Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain; and Co-Chair of Initiative on Methods, Measurement and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials. Dr. Dworkin received a B.A. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University.
David Julius, Ph.D.
David J. Julius, Ph.D. is a Professor and Vice-Chair in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Julius served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Julius received a B.S. in life sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.
Nathaniel Katz, MD
Nathaniel P. Katz, M.D. is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anesthesia at Tufts University School of Medicine and a recent Chair of the Advisory Committee, Anesthesia, Critical Care and Addiction Products Division, United States Food and Drug Administration. Dr. Katz served as Chair of the National Initiative on Pain Control. Dr. Katz received an M.S. in biostatistics from Columbia University and an M.D. from the Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Marco Pappagallo, M.D.
Marco Pappagallo, M.D. is a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine; director of pain medicine research and development; and attending physician at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. From 2003-2006, Dr. Pappagallo was director, Division of Chronic Pain and attending physician in the Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City. From 1999-2003, he was director of the Comprehensive Pain Treatment Center and attending physician in the Department of Neurology at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, Orthopedic Institute, Mount Sinai/NYU Health. From 1993-1999, he served as director of the Division of Pain Management (Department of Neurology) at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Pappagallo graduated summa cum laude with an M.D. degree from the School of Medicine, University of Rome, Italy and pursued his postdoctoral training at the University’s Institute of Neurosurgery.