May 31, 2007
Shingles pain is subject of lecture June 19
Dr. Robert Dworkin, professor of anesthesiology, neurology, oncology and psychiatry and director of the Anesthesiology Clinical Research Center at the University of Rochester, will give the 22nd Annual Gunn-Loke Lecture at 5 p.m., Tuesday, June 19, in T746 HSC. A reception will follow in the foyer.
The lecture, entitled Shingles Pain and its Persistence: A Belt of Roses from Hell, is sponsored by the School of Medicine and the UW Center for Pain Medicine, and supported by an endowment established by Dr. and Mrs. C. Chan Gunn of Vancouver, B.C. It is free and open to the public.
Dr. Dworkin obtained a doctorate in psychology from Harvard University in 1977, and began his academic career in 1977 as an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Cornell University. He has been a faculty member at the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester for the past 10 years.
His research interests and numerous publications have primarily focused on the mechanisms of neuropathic pain. A principle focus of his research is methods to predict and prevent neuropathic pain. He has been the chair of the International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain for the past six years.
He co-chairs the Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT) with Dr. Dennis Turk, as well as being on the editorial boards on numerous publications. Dr. Dworkin also is the Chair of the Special Interest Group on Neuropathic Pain for the International Association for the Study of Pain.
