Challenges in Managing and Preventing Pain
Dr. Phillips focuses on the evaluation of pain in chronic pancreatitis, a debilitating inflammatory condition that can be complicated by central sensitization. Her current funded research utilizes pancreatic quantitative sensory testing to phenotype patients for the prediction of pain outcomes.
Aaron D. Fox is primary care physician, addiction medicine specialist, and Professor of Medicine. Dr. Fox’s research focuses on opioid use disorder and the interrelated problems of chronic pain, HIV infection, and incarceration. Dr. Fox leads clinical trials of combined behavioral and pharmacological interventions and develops and evaluates innovative care delivery models for marginalized populations.
Dr. Risa L. Wong is a medical oncologist specializing in genitourinary cancers. Her research interests are in symptom management and quality of life for patients with genitourinary cancers, particularly for patients with prostate cancer undergoing androgen deprivation therapy.
Dr. Winstanley received her doctoral degree from The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, her postdoctoral training was in behavioral pharmacology, and she has 25+ years of experience as a behavioral health services researcher. She is the Multiple Principal Investigator (mPI) of the Appalachian Node of the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN), and she is a … Read more
Katie J. Suda, PharmD, MS, is a Professor of Medicine. Dr. Suda’s area of research is pharmacoepidemiology, especially in the area of antimicrobials, and dual use of VA and non-VA health care. Currently, she is researching antibiotics and opioids in dental prescribing, including a focus on veteran use of multiple health care systems.
Co-I, Tailored Retention and Engagement for Equitable Treatment of OUD and Pain (TREETOP)
Co-I, Tailored Retention and Engagement for Equitable Treatment of OUD and Pain (TREETOP)
Dr. Joudrey is an Assistant Professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He provides primary care, addiction medicine, and harm reduction services within outpatient and community settings. His research focuses on identifying factors impacting addiction treatment access and outcomes across urban and rural communities and developing, evaluating, … Read more
