David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Former Director: Pediatric Pain Research Program. My program’s research focused on biomarkers of pediatric chronic pain and mind-body treatments for reducing pain and increasing function and quality of life. My CV shows my awards, national and international invited committees, publications, grants and other academic activities. I am now devoted to my non-profit Creative Healing for Youth in Pain (chyp)
The mission is to provide educational science-based resources on pain, create peer-focused social connection and support, and provide mind-body creative arts experiences for youth with chronic pain and for their families, all on an internet platform.
Specialties: Pediatric Chronic Pain: Clinical Care, Education, pain-related public policy, and mind-body research and practice