| 1997-Present | Medical Director of the Norman Marcus Pain Institute, New York, NY. |
| 1996-Present |
Medical Director of the Princess Margaret Hospital Pain Treatment and Functional Restoration Centre Windsor, United Kingdom. |
| 1983-1997 |
Developed and was Chief of the Pain Treatment Service at Lenox Hill Hospital in the departments of Medicine and Psychiatry (New York). |
| 1977 |
Co-founded the first Pain Center in New York City, the Montefiore Pain Treatment Center in the Department of Anesthesiology. |
| 1975-1977 |
Staff Physician at the Montefiore Headache unit in the department of Neurology at Montefiore Hospital (New York City). |
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| Internship and Residencies: |
| 1967-1968 | Rotating Intern, Mt. Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San
Francisco, CA |
| 1970-1971 | Chief Resident in Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY |
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| Fellowships: |
| 1966 | Summer Fellow, New York State Public Health Service, Survey of
Medical Rehabilitation Program |
| 1972-1974 | Fellow in Liaison and Psychosomatic Psychiatry, Liaison
Psychiatrist in General Medicine and Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Bronx, NY |
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| Tutorial: |
| 1991-1996 | The evaluation and treatment of muscle pain with Hans Kraus MD (White House Physician for back pain for JFK), ten hours per week. |
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| Licensure and Certification: |
| 1967 | California License |
| 1968 | New York License |
| 1974 | American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology & Psychiatry |
| 1993 | America Board of Pain Medicine |
| 1997 | English Medical License |
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| Academic Appointments: |
| 1999-present | Clinical Associate Professor in Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine, NY, NY |
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| Past Professional Appointments: |
| 1970-1971 | Assistant Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY |
| 1971-1974 | Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY |
| 1977-1981 | Clinical Instructor in Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY |
| 1977-1983 | Academic Affiliate: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY |
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| Hospital Appointments: |
| 1977-1983 | Assistant Attending Anesthesiology Montefiore Hospital |
| 1988- | Senior Attending Psychiatry Lenox Hill Hospital |
| 1988- | Senior Attending Medicine Lenox Hill Hospital |
| 1983-1998 | Chief Pain Service, Medicine and Psychiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital |
| 1997- | Consultant, Pain Medicine Princess Margaret Hospital, Windsor, England |
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| Major Committee Assignments: |
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| National and Regional: |
| 1994- | AHCPR Reviewer for Acute Low Back Pain Guidelines |
| 1998-2000 | Scientific Advisory Committee American Medical Accrediting Program |
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| Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies: |
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| Professional Society Memberships: |
| American Academy of Pain Medicine American Pain Society American Board of Pain Medicine International Association for the Study of Pain Eastern Pain Association American Psychosomatic Society Biofeedback Society of America |
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| American Medical Association Professional Society Offices and Committee Assignments: |
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| American Academy of Pain Medicine: |
| 1985-1989 | Board of Directors – Director at Large – American Academy of Pain Medicine |
| 1988-1990 | Chairman Membership Committee |
| 1989- | Chairman – Committee to Establish Uniform Outcome Criteria for US Pain Centers. |
| 1990- | Editorial Board: The Clinical Journal of Pain |
| 1992 | Scientific Program Chairman for annual scientific meeting, Scottsdale, AZ |
| 1992-1995 | Treasurer |
| 1995-1996 | Liaison to American Board of Pain Medicine |
| 1998-1999 | President Elect |
| 1999-2000 | President |
| 2000-2001 | Immediate Past President |
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| Committee Memberships: |
| 1990 | By Laws and Long Range Planning |
| 1995 | Liaison, American Board of Pain Medicine |
| 1999 | Liaison to American Pain Society |
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| American Board of Pain Medicine (ABPM): |
| 1992-1994 | Member, Examination Council |
| 1992-1995 | Assistant Chairman Membership Committee (ABPM) |
| 1994-1995 | Vice President |
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| American Pain Society (APS): |
| 1991-1992 | Chairman Sub-committee on Public Relations (APS) |
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| Eastern Pain Association: |
| 1982-1983 | Chairman, CME Credentials Committee, Eastern Pain Association |
| 1983-1986 | Scientific Program Chairman, Eastern Pain Society |
| 1987, 1990 | Chairman, Eastern Pain Association, John J. Bonica Lectureship Award Committee |
| 1984-1988 | Council Member Director at Large |
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| International Foundation for Pain Relief: |
| 1994 | Founder and President |
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| Biofeedback Society of America: |
| 1979-1980 | President, New York State Biofeedback Society |
| 1979-1982 | Member, Ethics Committee of Biofeedback Society of America |
| 1980-1982 | Member, Committee for Accreditation, Biofeedback Society of America |
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| Research: |
| 1991- present | Chairman, Committee to Establish Uniform Outcome Measures for Pain Treatment Programs . Developed a standardized pain treatment assessment instrument. |
| 1992-1993 | Pain consultant at Whitehall Laboratories for Robaxin treatment of back pain. |
| 1994 | Glaxo Clinical Trial: Sumatriptan Suppos Phase III |
| 1998 | Analgesic Drug Trials: The use of Dextromethorphan to reduce tolerance to opioids in chronic pain patients (Algos) Phase II. Naloxone for opiate induced constipation in chronic pain patients (UK and U.S.), (Roxane) Phase III.
Oxycontin in the treatment of chronic low back pain. (U.K.) (Napp) Phase II Scientific Advisory Board American Pharmed Labs. Inc. |
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| Major Research Interests: |
| Outcomes Assessment and Evidence Based Medicine Analgesic Drug Evaluations Muscle Pain Evaluation and Treatment Physical Examination Protocols |
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| Principal Clinical and Hospital Service Responsibilities: |
| 1975-1977 | Staff Physician, Headache Unit, Montefiore Hospital |
| 1977-1983 | Co-founder and Co-director, Pain Treatment Center, Montefiore Hospital |
| 1983-1998 | Chief of Pain Service and Director of New York Pain Treatment Program, Lenox Hill |