1/3/2025
No Conference

1/10/2025
Cancelled: Gabsang Lee, Ph.D., JHU
“Exploring Functional Diversities of Human Sensory Neuron to Develop a New Humanized Pain Research Platform.”

1/17/2025
Annie Antar, M.D., Ph.D., JHU
"Long COVID Pathogenesis and the Search for Biomarkers."

1/24/2025
Charles Argoff, M.D., Albany Medical Health Systems
"New Insights into Chronic Pelvic Pain."

1/31/2025
Rami Burnstein, Ph.D., Harvard University Brain Science Initiative
“Can we cure migraines?”

2/7/2025
Richard North, M.D., JHU
“New technology and new controversies in spinal cord stimulation."

2/14/2025
Brian S. Kim, M.D., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
“Interorgan Neuroimmune Axes.”

2/21/2025
Frederick W. Luthardt, Jr. D.Be, M.A., JHU
“AI in Human Subjects Research: Practical and Ethical Considerations for Researchers.”

2/28/2025
Sujeivan Mahendram, M.D., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
"Advances in Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for Chronic Low Back Pain.”

2/28/2025
Krithika Mahesh, M.D., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
"Sleep and Chronic Pain."

3/7/2025
Jon Levine, M.D. , Ph.D., UCSF
“To Infinity and Beyond: Role of Extra Cellular Matrix (ECM) in Nociceptor Function.”

3/14/2025
Messoud Ashina, M.D., University of Copenhagen
“The Role of PACAP in Migraine Pathophysiology”

3/21/2025
Elizabeth Darnall, Ph.D., Stanford University
“1-session Pain Relief Skills Treatment: Efficacy evidence, surprises & dissemination.”

3/28/2025
Preston Ooi, M.D., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
"The Evolution of Pain Medicine Interventional Treatments Over the Past Decade: Current Options for Patient Care."

3/28/2025
John Manor, D.O., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
"The pathophysiology of, and management strategies for, fibromyalgia pain."

4/4/2025
Sezen Karakas, M.D., JHU
“Eye Pain in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: Autonomic Dysfunction and Corneal Neuropathy.” 

4/11/2025
Anne-Marie Malfait, M.D., Ph.D., Rush University
"Osteoarthritis joint pain: The quest of for new targets."

4/18/2025
No Conference

4/25/2025
Trevor Van De Water, M.D., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
"Interventional Therapies for Chronic Pelvic Pain."

4/25/2025
Stephanie Crimmel, M.D., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
"Exploring the Power of Scrambler Therapy in Pain Relief."

5/2/2025
Tony Yaksh, Ph.D., University of California at San Diego
“Neuraxial Therapeutics A Comprehensive Guide.”

5/9/2025
Ian Gilron, M.D., Queens University, Canada
"Glial-modulating agents for the treatment of pain: Current evidence and future directions.”

5/16/2025
Professor Marshall Devor, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
"From molecules to oblivion: Dedicated circuitry for anesthetic induction and loss of consciousness." 

5/23/2025
No Conference

5/30/2025
Cancelled: Joyce Da Silva, Ph.D., University of Maryland
“Using functional MRI to assess pain processing at the whole-brain level in rodent models: Insights into sex and age differences.”

6/6/2025
Michael Salter, M.D., University of Toronto, Canada
"The mechanistic mélange of pain."

6/13/2025
Harsha Shanthanna, M.D., Ph.D., McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario, Canada
"Perioperative pain management: theory, evidence, and clinical practice."

6/20/2025
No Conference

6/27/2025
No Conference

9/5/2025
No Conference

9/12/2025
James N. Campbell, M.D., JHU
“Intrathecal Therapy for Pain.”

9/19/2025
Ryan S. D' Souza, M.D., Mayo Clinic
"Navigating Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy: Global Burden, Risk Factors, and Emerging Therapies."

9/26/2025
Evan Kharasch, M.D., Ph.D., Duke University
"Postoperative pain and long-duration opioids: A new clinical paradigm."

10/3/2025
No Conference 

10/10/2025
Messoud Ashina, M.D., University of Copenhagen, Denmark
"The Role of PACAP in Migraine Pathophysiology.”

10/17/2025
X. Dong, Ph.D., JHU - Discussion Leader
Gabsang Lee, Ph.D., JHU
Alban Latremoliere, Ph.D., JHU
Clifford Woolf, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School
“Using hPSC-derived sensory neurons to explore and tackle pathological pain mechanisms.”

10/24/2025
Rajesh Khanna, Ph.D., University of Florida
“A peptidomimetic modulator of the CaV2.2 N-type calcium channel for chronic pain.”

10/31/2025
Sandra Garraway, Ph.D., Emory University
“Contributions of TrkB signaling to pain after spinal cord injury.”

11/7/2025
David Williams, Ph.D., University of Michigan
“Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions (COPCs): History, Present, and Future Directions.”

11/14/2025
Karla Sanchez, M.D., JHU
“IgG driven sensitization in fibromyalgia is mediated by the synergistic interplay of Mrgprb2/X2 and other receptors on mast cells.”

11/21/2025
Cancelled: Joyce Da Silva, M.D., University of Maryland
“Using functional MRI to assess pain processing at the whole-brain level in rodent models: Insights into sex and age differences.”

11/28/2025
No Conference 

12/5/2025
Gabsang Lee, Ph.D., JHU
"Exploring functional diversities of human sensory neurons to develop a new humanized pain research platform."

12/12/2025
Cancelled: Jason Pope, M.D., Evolve Restoration Center

12/19/2025
No Conference 

12/26/2025
No Conference

• Lecturer: (1/5) No Conference
• Lecturer: (1/12) Puneet Mishra, M.D., Vanderbilt University
  Presentation: “Interventional Approaches to Tackle Chronic Knee Pain" 
• Lecturer: (1/19) [Canceled]
• Lecturer: (1/26) Shirvalkar, Prasad, M.D., Ph.D., USCF
  Presentation: “Tracking and Treating Chronic Pain with Personalized Brain Biomarkers” 
• Lecturer: (2/2) Xiang Yang, Ph.D., U Mass Chang Medical School
  Presentation: “Go with the flow, shear stress mechanosensing in external and internal senses” 
• Lecturer: (2/9) Harrison Elder, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Leveraging the Entourage Effect to Open THC’s Therapeutic Window: How understudied constituents of cannabis could hold the key to unlocking the therapeutic potential of cannabinoids” 
• Lecturer: (2/16) Jack Craven, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Workers Compensation and Litigation in Chronic Pain" 
• Lecturer: (2/16) Leili Shahgholi, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Exploring the advantages and disadvantages of employing artificial intelligence in pain management, focusing on its impact on both patients and physicians”
• Lecturer: (2/23) Frederick W. Luthardt, Jr., JHU Compliance
  Presentation: “Decentralized Clinical Trials: Advantages and Challenges”
• Lecturer: (3/1) Mark Johnson, Ph.D., Leeds Beckett University, United Kingdom
  Presentation: “From Mechanism to Metaphor: Unmasking and Rethinking the Persistence of Pain”
• Lecturer: (3/8) Jennifer Gewandter, M.D., University of Rochester Medical Center
  Presentation: “Chronic pain clinical trials: Balancing theory and practice” 
• Lecturer: (3/15) Lei Gao, MBBS , Harvard University
  Presentation: “The Role of Sleep and Pain in Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders” 
• Lecturer: (3/22) M.E. Sebai, M.D., JHU "The Associating Between Pain and Smoking, Public Health and Clinical Implications" 
• Lecturer: (3/22) Warren Reuland, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “The Transition From Acute to Chronic Pain: Molecular Mechanisms and Possible Strategies for Prevention"
• Lecturer: (3/29) No Conference
• Lecturer: (4/5) [Canceled]
• Lecturer: (4/12) Michael S. Gold, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Gold’s Lab
  Presentation: “Mechanisms of Trigeminal Neuralgia”
• Lecturer: (4/19) Geum Yeon Sim, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Vertebral augmentation and subsequent adjacent vertebral fractures” 
• Lecturer: (4/19) Mohamed Ehab Ramadan, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “IV lidocaine infusion: Recent evidence in chronic pain management"
• Lecturer: (4/26) [Canceled]
• Lecturer: (5/3) Maia Szalavitz, Neuroscience journalist at The New York Times and award winning author
  Presentation: "Opioids, Pain and Harm Reduction"
• Lecturer: (5/10) Owen McManus, Ph.D., Quiver Bio Sciences, Inc.
  Presentation: “Development of therapeutics for chronic pain using all-optical electrophysiology”
• Lecturer: (5/17) Asbjorn Mohr Drewes, M.D., Ph.D., Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
  Presentation: “Pain Management of Pancreatic Diseases"
• Lecturer: (5/31) Long-Jun Wu, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic
  Presentation: “Neuroimmune Interaction: Focusing on Microglia in Pain"
• Lecturer: (6/7) Kris Chesky, Ph.D, JHU, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation & Peabody Institute,
  Presentation: “Occupational Health in the Music Discipline”
• Lecturer: (6/14) Shravani Durbhakula, M.D., Vanderbilt University
  Presentation: "Building Your Own Personal Brand”
• Lecturer: (6/21) Jason McDougall, M.D., Dalhousie University
  Presentation: “How Age, Sex, and Injury Contribute to Arthritis Pain”
• Lecturer: (9/6) No Conference
• Lecturer: (9/13) Melanie Racine, Ph.D., University of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
  Presentation: “Chronic pain and suicide risk: How to prevent and intervene”
• Lecturer: (9/20) Zoltan Kender, Ph.D., University of Heidelberg, Germany
  Presentation: “Sensory phenotypes reflect the natural course of diabetic polyneuropathy independent of pain mechanisms”
• Lecturer: (9/27) Barbara I. Namer, M.D., University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Germany
  Presentation: “Itch versus pain signaling in humans"
• Lecturer: (10/4) Theodore Price, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Dallas
  Presentation: "Mechanisms of neuropathic pain: Insights from human dorsal root ganglion studies”
• Lecturer: (10/11) Hongzhen Hu, Ph.D., Washington University
  Presentation: “Chemical and Mechanosensory Neuroimmunology at Barrier Surfaces”
• Lecturer: (10/18) Mollie Meffert, M.D., Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Direct and Cell-type Selective Assessment of miRNA Targets in the Nervous System”
• Lecturer: (10/25) Ahmet Hoke, M.D., Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Update on Programmed Axon degeneration Pathway: a therapeutic target for painful neuropathies”
• Lecturer: (11/1) Zachary T. Campbell, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin–Madison
  Presentation: “Translational control of mRNA in pain"
• Lecturer: (11/8) Aakanksha Jain, Ph.D., Boston’s Children Hospital
  Presentation: “The Neuroimmune Interactome of Inflammatory Pain”
• Lecturer: (11/15) Angelika Lampert, M.D., RWTH Aachen University, Germany
  Presentation: “Sensory neuron classification by Patch Seq.”
• Lecturer: (11/22) Yun Guan, M.D., Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Harnessing natural bioceuticals derived from human birth tissues as an innovative pain therapy”
• Lecturer: (11/29) No Conference
• Lecturer: (12/6) Gregory Scherrer, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
  Presentation: "Neural circuits and therapeutics for pain unpleasantness and its cognitive modulation"
• Lecturer: (12/13) Gerald Limerick, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: What’s Old, What’s New, What’s Hot”
• Lecturer: (12/20) No Conference
• Lecturer: (12/27) No Conference

• Lecturer: (1/6) Frederick W. Luthardt, Jr. D.Be., MA, JHU
  Presentation: “The New JHU IND/IDE Policy: What’s Different and What’s the Same for Pain Researchers”
• Lecturer: (1/13) Michael Caterina, M.D., Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Probing and perturbing processes producing pathological pain”
• Lecturer: (1/20) Soomi Lee, Ph.D., University of South Florida
  Presentation: “Pain in Adulthood and Its Associations with Sleep and Modifiable Lifestyle Factors"
• Lecturer: (1/27) Anping Xie, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Patient Engagement in Perioperative Pain Management: A Human Factors Engineering Approach”
• Lecturer: (2/3) Luda Diatchenko, M.D., Ph.D., McGill University
  Presentation: “Immune profiling and blood transcriptomics analysis to study the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia”
• Lecturer: (2/10) William Schmidt, Ph.D., SBC Global
  Presentation: “Profile of Three Drugs that Could Change the Profile of Pain Medicine"
• Lecturer: (2/17) Mazen Zein, M.D., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
  Presentation: “The management and treatment of spasticity"
• Lecturer: (2/17) Tariq AlFarra, D.O., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
  Presentation: “The Sacroiliac Joint: An Under-Recognized Mystery"
• Lecturer: (2/24) Jeffrey Reich, M.D., CEO & Founder, Sparian Biosciences
  Presentation: "Arylepoxamides, A New Class of Potent And Safe Analgesics?"
• Lecturer: (3/3) Robert Edwards, M.D., Brigham & Women’s Hospital
  Presentation: “Personalized Pain Medicine: Current Status and Future Directions”
• Lecturer: (3/10) David Seminowicz, Ph.D., University of Western Ontario
  Presentation: “A Novel Cortical Biomarker Signature for Predicting Pain Sensitivity”
• Lecturer: (3/17) Karen P. Davis, Ph.D., FCAHS, FRSC, University of Toronto, Canada
  Presentation: “Considering peak alpha frequency as a potential biomarker of chronic neuropathic pain with some sex specificity”
• Lecturer: (3/24) Dennis Nguyen, M.D., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
  Presentation: "A deep dive into when, where and why we use steroids in our injectate"
• Lecturer: (3/24) Taran Jolly, M.D. Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
  Presentation: “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Chronic Pain”
• Lecturer: (3/31) Eellan Sivanesan, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Neuromodulation for Peripheral Disease"
• Lecturer: (4/7) No Conference
• Lecturer: (4/14) James N. Campbell, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “What’s New in the Field of Pain”
• Lecturer: (4/21) Panelist 1: Vivianne L. Tawfik, M.D., Ph.D. Stanford University
  Presentation: CRPS Panel Discussion: "Imaging pain in CRPS, phenotypes/classification"
• Lecturer: (4/21) Panelist 2: Frank Birklein, M.D., Johannes Gutenberg University, Germany
  Presentation: CRPS Panel Discussion: "Autoimmune contributions in CRPS"
• Lecturer: (4/21) Panelist 3: Eellan Sivanesan, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: CRPS Panel Discussion: "Recent developments in the treatment of CRPS: Neuromodulation: spinal cord and peripheral nerve stimulation"
• Lecturer: (4/28) Aparna Jindal, M.D., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
  Presentation: "Anticoagulation guidelines for interventional spine procedures”
• Lecturer: (4/28) Christelle Samen, M.D., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
  Presentation: "Sympathetic blockade: a paradigm shift in the treatment of CRPS?"
• Lecturer: (5/5) Tina Doshi, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Neurodiagnostic Biomarkers of Central Sensitization in Chronic Pain"
• Lecturer: (5/12) Michael Smith, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Insomnia and sleep biomarkers in chronic pain”
• Lecturer: (5/19) Matthias Ringkamp, M.D., Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Primate Nociceptors and Itch Sensation"
• Lecturer: (5/26) No Conference
• Lecturer: (6/2) Asaf Keller, Ph.D., University of Maryland
  Presentation: "CGRP Causes More Than Headaches”
• Lecturer: (6/9) Kelly Knopp, Ph.D., Eli Lilly Company
  Presentation: “Addressing the Challenges of Analgesic Drug Development May Require Revising the Problem Statements”
• Lecturer: (6/16) Mark P. Jensen, Ph.D., University of Washington
  Presentation: “The Effects and Mechanisms of Psychological Treatments for Pain Management”
• Lecturer: (6/23) Andrew Todd, Ph.D., University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
  Presentation: "Neuronal circuits for pain and itch in the spinal dorsal horn"
• Lecturer: (9/1) No Conference
• Lecturer: (9/8) Yun Guan, M.D., Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Targeting GPCRs on Primary Sensory Neurons for Effective and Safe Pain Control”
• Lecturer: (9/15) Anna Woodbury, M.D., MSCR, C.Ac, Emory University
  Presentation: “Do Your Ears Hang Low? Auricular Neuromodulation for Pain and Co-Morbid Symptoms"
• Lecturer: (9/22) Michael Jankowski, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital
  Presentation: "Neuroimmune communication in pediatric pain”
• Lecturer: (9/29) Lynn Webster, M.D., Center for U.S. Policy 
  Presentation: “Opioids 2023: Guidelines and Myths In Treating Chronic Pain”
• Lecturer: (10/6) David Seminowicz, Ph.D., Western University, Toronto
  Presentation: “A Novel Cortical Biomarker Signature for Predicting Pain Sensitivity”
• Lecturer: (10/13) Sami Tuffaha, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Contemporary surgical approaches to treat and prevent painful neuromas”
• Lecturer: (10/20) Eric Wang, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “From 'Versus' to 'And': Connecting the Management of Acute and Chronic Pain through a Mechanistic Perspective”
• Lecturer: (10/20) Yian Chen, M.D., University of Washington 
  Presentation: "Bridging the Divide: A 'Chronic Pain' Perspective on Perioperative Pain Care"
• Lecturer: (10/27) Patrick Myers, B.S., M.B.A., JHU
  Presentation: “VPL Thalamus Responses to Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Naive and Spinal Nerve Injured Rats”
• Lecturer: (11/3) Nicole Hemmenway, Ph.D., CEO, US Pain Foundation
  Presentation: “Perspectives on Patient Advocacy, Discussion with Nicole Hemmenway, CEO, US Pain Foundation”
• Lecturer: (11/10) Joao P. De Aquino, M.D., Yale University
  Presentation: “Developing Novel Therapeutics to Relieve Pain Among Persons with Opioid Use Disorder: A Translational Approach”
• Lecturer: (11/17) Thomas Smith, M.D. FACP FASCO FAAHPM, JHU
  Presentation: “Neuromodulation with Scrambler Therapy”
• Lecturer: (11/24) No Conference
• Lecturer: (12/1) Scientific Advisory Board Panel Discussion, JHU
  Presentation: “Tips on How To Write A Blaustein Grant”
• Lecturer: (12/8) Panelist 1: Beth Darnal, Ph.D., Stanford University
  Presentation: Panel Discussion: “Empowered Relief”
• Lecturer: (12/8) Panelist 2: Yoni Ashar, Ph.D., University of Colorado
  Presentation: Panel Discussion: “Pain Reprocessing Theory”
• Lecturer: (12/8) Panelist 3: Mark Lumley, Ph.D., Wayne State University 
  Presentation: Panel Discussion: “Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy"
• Lecturer: (12/15) Beth Hogans, M.D., Ph.D. 
  Presentation: "De Finibus Dolorum: The Promise of Large-Scale Analytics Applied to Clinical Pain Data"
• Lecturer: (12/22) No Conference
• Lecturer: (12/29) No Conference

• Lecturer: (1/7) Shenandoah Robinson, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Mechanisms of Chronic Pain in Cerebral Palsy"
• Lecturer: (1/14) Fred Luthardt, Director, Compliance JHU
  Presentation: "Investigational New Drug (IND) Clinical Trials: An Introduction to FDA Requirements for Sponsor-Investigators"
• Lecturer: (1/21) Andre Machado, M.D., Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute
  Presentation: "Modulation of the Affective Sphere of Pain"
• Lecturer: (1/28) Rolf Detlef Treede, M.D., Ph.D., Heidelberg University, Germany
  Presentation: "Chronic Pain Diagnoses in ICD 11. Potential Implications for Clinical Practice and Research in Pain Medicine"
• Lecturer: (2/4) Qin Zheng, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Synchronized cluster firing, a distinct form of sensory neuron activation, drives spontaneous pain"
• Lecturer: (2/11) Alban Latremoliere, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Brief Awakenings as a Proxy for Paroxysmal Pain After Nerve Injury"
• Lecturer: (2/18) Rebecca Freeland, M.D., Pain Fellow, JHU & Olga Komargodski, M.D., Pain Fellow, JHU
  Presentation: "Weight Loss Interventions for the Chronic Pain Patient" & "Approaching Obesity with a Chronic Pain Patient"
• Lecturer: (2/25) Sarah Allgood, Ph.D., RN, JHU
  Presentation: "Cystic Fibrosis – What We know, What We’re Learning, and Future Research"
• Lecturer: (3/4) David Julius, Ph.D., UCSF
  Presentation: "A Conversation with Dr. David Julius..."
• Lecturer: (3/11) Jeon Sang Min, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Skin Function and Anatomy Following Partial Denervation"
• Lecturer: (3/18) Nicole Hemmenway, Ph.D., CEO, US Pain Foundation
  Presentation: "An Interview with Nicole Hemmenway, a Patient and CEO of US Pain Foundation"
• Lecturer: (3/25) Martin Schmeltz, M.D., Ph.D., University of Heidelberg, Germany
  Presentation: "Characteristics of spontaneously active nociceptors and assessment of clinical pain: concepts beyond sensory thresholds"
• Lecturer: (4/1) Kenneth Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D., University of Texas at San Antonio
  Presentation: "You Are What You Eat: The Role of Essential PUFAs in Pain"
• Lecturer: (4/22) Daniel Clauw, M.D., Ph.D., University of Michigan
  Presentation: "The Risk and Benefits of Using Cannabinoids to Treat Chronic Pain"
• Lecturer: (4/29) Annie Wang, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Chronic Pain."
• Lecturer: (5/6) Lintao Qu, M.D., Ph.D., M.Sc., Pain NUS, JHU
  Presentation: "Does TRIPC3 Signal Itch or Pain, Or Both?"
• Lecturer: (5/13) Eric Wang, M.D., Anesthesia & CC Medicine, JHU
  Presentation: "Scrambler Therapy: Questions Raised and Future Directions"
• Lecturer: (5/20) Sheera Lerman Zohar, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Pain and Sleep Disturbances in Burn Survivors"
• Lecturer: (6/3) Andrew Rice, M.D. FRCP, FRCA, FFPMRCA. FFPMCAI, Imperial College, London, England
  Presentation: “Cannabinoid Analgesia: What Is The Evidence For Benefit And Harm?”
• Lecturer: (6/10) Nickolas Ryba, Ph.D., NIH
  Presentation: “Transcriptomic analysis reveals both similarities and differences between somatosensory neurons in humans and mice”
• Lecturer: (6/17) Oleg Turkot, M.D., Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU & Jay Karri, M.D., MPH, Clinical Pain Fellow, JHU
  Presentation: "International Program Building in Light of Modern Events" & “Spinal Cord Injury After Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections”
• Lecturer: (6/24) Robyn J. Crook, Ph.D., B.Sc., San Francisco State University
  Presentation: “A Comparative Perspective on the Evolution and Function of Pain”
• Lecturer: (9/9) Annie Hsu, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: [Canceled]
• Lecturer: (9/16) Steven P. Cohen, M.D.
  Presentation: “The role of facet procedures in the management of chronic spinal pain”
• Lecturer: (9/23) Risheng Xu, M.D., Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Molecular mechanisms underlying trigeminal neuralgia”
• Lecturer: (9/30) Kimberly Ostrow, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Defining the Molecular Mechanisms of Pain in Schwannomatosis”
• Lecturer: (10/7) Glenn Treisman, M.D., Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Interstitial Medicine: the role of psychiatry in the complex interactions between mental disorders and medical conditions”
• Lecturer: (10/14) Haider F. Warraich , M.D., Harvard
  Presentation: “The Song of Our Scars”
• Lecturer: (10/21) Lars Arendt-Nielsen, M.D., Ph.D., Aalborg University, Denmark
  Presentation: “Mechanistic, Translational Human Pain Research”
• Lecturer: (10/28) Christopher Gilligan, M.D., MBA, Harvard
  Presentation: “Restorative Neurostimulation for Refractory, Disabling Chronic Low Back Pain”
• Lecturer: (11/4) Anne Yacoub, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Updates in Migraine Treatment"
• Lecturer: (11/11) James N. Campbell, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Three Twentieth Century Pioneers of Pain Research: James Hardy, Sir Thomas Lewis, and Henry Beecher”
• Lecturer: (11/18) Traci J. Speed, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: “POT in PPP: Prevalence and Outcomes of Cannabis Use in the Personalized Pain Program”
• Lecturer: (12/2) Xinzhong Dong, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Tmem100 is a regulator of TRPA1-TRPV1 complex and contributes to persistent pain”
• Lecturer: (12/9) Frederick Sieber, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: “Kidney function and opioid dosing in the older surgical population”
• Lecturer: (12/9) Lauren Jantzie, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: “NOW(s) and the Future: The Need for Neurorepair in Prenatal Opioid Exposure”
• Lecturer: (12/16) Peter Goadsby, MBBS, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc., FRACP, FRCP, Wellcome Trust King's Clinical Research Facility, England
  Presentation: “Migraine: New Understanding and Therapeutic Progress”

• Lecturer: (1/8) James Campbell, M.D. & J. Haythornthwaite, M.D.
  Presentation: "Interview w/ Dr. James Campbell"
• Lecturer: (1/15) Frederick Luthardt, Director, Compliance Monitoring Program
  Presentation: "Human Subjects Research at Johns Hopkins during the COVID 19 Pandemic: Challenges, Solutions, and Resources"
• Lecturer: (1/22) Imanuel Lerman, M.D., Ph.D., UCSD
  Presentation: "Probing Inflammation and Pain in PTSD"
• Lecturer: (1/29) Allan Basbaum, M.D., Ph.D., UCSF
  Presentation: "An Interview w/ Dr. Allan Basbaum"
• Lecturer: (2/5) Vivek Sindhi, M.D., MBA & Gerald Limerick, M.D.
  Presentation: "Spinal Cord Stimulation Waveforms" & "Deep Brain Stimulation for the Management of Intractable Chronic Pain"
• Lecturer: (2/12) Man Kyo Chung, M.D., Ph.D., UMD
  Presentation: "Role of nociceptors for the maintenance of neuropathic pain: Lessons from topical capsaicin"
• Lecturer: (2/19) Saadet Inan, M.D., Temple University
  Presentation: "Chemokine receptor antagonists enhance the antinociceptive potency of morphine but not morphine's respiratory depressive effects."
• Lecturer: (2/26) Clifford Woolf, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard Medical School/ Boston Children's Hospital
  Presentation: "An Interview w/ Dr. Clifford J. Woolf, Professor, Neurology and Neurobiology,Harvard Medical School, Director, F.M. Kirby Neurobiology Center, Boston Children’s Hospital"
• Lecturer: (3/5) Nadine Attal, M.D., University Versailles Saint Quentin, France
  Presentation: "Recent Global Updates Tailored Approach to Neuropathic Pain"
• Lecturer: (3/12) James Eisenach, Wake Forest University
  Presentation: "The Role of the Peripheral Nervous System in the Progression of Acute to Chronic Pain"
• Lecturer: (3/19) M. Imad Damaj, M.D., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
  Presentation: "TranslationalStudies of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor Alpha in Animal Models of Chemotherapy-InducedPeripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)"
• Lecturer: (3/26) Christine Lim, M.D.
  Presentation: "Racial, Ethnic and Cultural Disparities in Pain Medicine"
• Lecturer: (4/9) Lisa Mangus, M.D.
  Presentation: "Studies of HIV-associated Sensory Neuropathy in SIV/Macaque Models: A Review and Update"
• Lecturer: (4/16) Steven Cohen, M.D.
  Presentation: "Selecting patients for facet blocks and optimizing radiofrequency denervation outcomes"
• Lecturer: (4/23) Brent Earls, M.D.
  Presentation: "Novel Opioids: Difelikefalin (NKTR-181)"
• Lecturer: (4/30) Francis Keefe, M.D., Ph.D., Duke University
  Presentation: "A Discussion with Francis Keefe, M.D., Ph.D."
• Lecturer: (5/7) Ohannes K. Melemedjian, M.D., University of Maryland
  Presentation: "Anaplerosis - A mechanism for pain resolution"
• Lecturer: (5/14)  Darius Rastegar, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: "Buprenorphine and Pain"
• Lecturer: (5/21) Daniela Salvemini, M.D., Ph.D., St. Louis University
  Presentation: "Targeting adenosine receptors for neuropathic pain past, present and future"
• Lecturer: (6/4) Chung Jung Mun, M.D. & Christine Beauchene, M.D.
  Presentation: "Variability is more than just 'noise': Investigation of intra-individual pain variability" & "Simulations of closed-loop peripheral nerve stimulation"
• Lecturer: (6/11) Ann Berger, MSN, M.D., Chief, Pain & Palliative Care Service, NIH
  Presentation: "National Institutes of Health: Healing Experience of all life Stressors"
• Lecturer: (6/18) Qiufu Ma, M.D., Ph.D., Harvard University
  Presentation: "Somatotopic organization in driving the vagal-adrenal anti-inflammatory axis by acupuncture"
• Lecturer: (6/25) Sarah E Ross, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh 
  Presentation: "The Neural Circuits of Itch and Pain"
• Lecturer: (7/16) Parag Patil, M.D., University of Michigan
  Presentation: "Back to the Future: Ablative Neurosurgery and Deep Brain Stimulation for Pain"
• Lecturer: (7/23) Yan Liu, Ph.D.
  Presentation: "Role of microRNAs in rheumatoid arthritis pain"
• Lecturer: (9/10) Stephanie Vanterpool, M.D., MBA, University of Tennessee
  Presentation: "Focus on Function - The link between Function, Health, and Targeted Pain Treatment"
• Lecturer: (9/17) Distinguished Panelists: P. Patil, U. of Michigan; A. Belzberg, JHU; H. Nauta, U of Louisville
  Presentation: "Neurosurgical Procedures for Pain: Going Beyond Spinal Cord Stimulation"
• Lecturer: (9/24) Abdus-Saboor, M.D., Columbia University
  Presentation: "Towards mechanisms of pain and pleasure in mice"
• Lecturer: (10/1) James Campbell, M.D., Professor Emeritus, JHU
  Presentation: "Evolution of Pain"
• Lecturer: (10/8) Daniel Claux, M.D., University of Michigan 
  Presentation: "Nociplastic Pain:  Implications for Practice"
• Lecturer: (10/15)John D. Loeser, M.D., University of Washington  
  Presentation: "An Interview w/ John D. Loeser, Professor Emeritus, Neurological Surgery, Washington University"
• Lecturer: (10/22) Joseph Mankowski, DVM, Ph.D., DACVP, JHU & Jonathan Oakley, Ph.D., Voxeleron
  Presentation: "Deep Learning-Based Analysis of Macaque Corneal Sub-Basal Nerve Fibers in In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Images"
• Lecturer: (10/29) Richard North, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: "What's New in Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation"
• Lecturer: (11/5) Chloe Alexandre, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Effects of Perioperative Sleep Quality on Postoperative Pain"
• Lecturer: (11/12) Robert Kerns, Professor Psychiatry, Neurology and Psychology, Yale University
  Presentation: "An Interview With Dr. Robert Kerns"
• Lecturer: (11/19) Victoria Abraira, Ph.D., Rutgers University 
  Presentation: "Does this hurt? New Discoveries in How Our Brain Scales the Pain Experience."
• Lecturer: (12/3) Ernest Kopecky, Ph.D., Collegium Pharma
  Presentation: "Opioids - An Emerging Iatrogenic Crisis, Potential Solutions, and Improving Clinical Studies."

• Lecturer: (1/10) Claudia Campbell, M.D. JHU
  Presentation: Central Sensitization vs. Somatosensory Amplication: What, Why, Where and How
• Lecturer: (1/17) Fred Luthardt, Compliance JHU
  Presentation: The Evolution of Institutional Review Boards: Challenges and Responsibilities for Clinical Investigators
• Lecturer: (1/24)  Stephen Waxman, Ph.D. Yale University
  Presentation: Huxley’s Science Fiction: From Na Channels to Pain Genes, Pain Resilience Genes, and Genomically-Guided
• Lecturer: (1/31) Takashi Tsukamoto, Ph.D. JHU
  Presentation: Development of Mas-related G protein-coupled receptors-X1 (MRGPRX1) agonists for the treatment of neuropathic pain
• Lecturer: (2/7) J. Shah, M.D. JHU & H. Majeed, M.D. JHU
  Presentation: Development and Treatment of Chronic Pain in the Parturient & Pain and Psychiatry
• Lecturer: (2/14) Christopher Carroll, M.D. JHU
  Presentation: Talk about what you (can) know: A lot of opinions on about an approach to opioids, pain and addiction
• Lecturer: (2/21) M-Irfan Suleman, M.D. JHU
  Presentation: Beyond Opioids; Management of Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents
• Lecturer: (2/28) Kelly Dunn, M.D. JHU
  Presentation: The Promises and Pitfalls of Opioid-Sparing Studies
• Lecturer: (3/6) Mary Lynn McPherson UMD
  Presentation: The Dirty Dozen of Deprescribing
• Lecturer: (3/13) George Hobelmann, M.D. UMD
  Presentation: The History and Current State of Addiction Treatment
  [Canceled due to COVID-19]
• Lecturer: (3/20) James Campbell, M.D.
  Presentation: A Fireside Chat w/ Dr. James Campbell Hosted by J. Haythornthwaite
  [Canceled due to COVID-19]
• Lecturer: (3/27) Cameron Kluth, M.D.
  Presentation: The Pain Physician Repository
  [Canceled due to COVID-19]
• Lecturer: (4/3) Luana Colloca, UMD
  Presentation: Placebo effects in chronic pain patients
  [Canceled due to COVID-19]
• Lecturer: (4/17) Pain Fellow: Cameron Kluth, M.D. JHU
  Presentation: The Pain Physician Repository
  [Canceled due to COVID-19]
• Lecturer: (4/24) A. Goel, M.D. & O. Megafu, M.D.
  Presentation: Ketamine: Miracle Drug or Latest Fad? & Rethinking treatment Strategies, Algorithms and Protocols in the era of neuromodulation, opioid crisis and rising healthcare spending
  [Canceled due to COVID-19]
• Lecturer: (5/8) Cameron Kluth, M.D.
  Presentation: The Pain Physician Repository
• Lecturer: (5/15) Ted Kaptchuk, M.D., Harvard
  Presentation: Placebo Effects in Chronic Pain
• Lecturer: (5/29) Luana Colloca, M.D., UMD
  Presentation: Placebo-induced pain modulation – Behavioral, psychological and biological phenotypes
• Lecturer: (6/5) Gary Brenner, Ph.D., Harvard
  Presentation: Schwannoma: Gene Therapy and Mechanisms of Tumor Pain (or… In Hominum Verita
• Lecturer: (6/12) James Campbell, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: The Role of the Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2 in Pain [Rescheduled]
• Lecturer: (6/19) Cindy Steinberg, Ph.D., US Pain Foundation
  Presentation: Inadequate Pain Care in the US: The Experience, The Causes & Improvement Through Policy Change
• Lecturer: (6/26) James Campbell, Ph.D., JHU & Diane Meske, Ph.D. Director, Clinical Development Centrexion Therapeutics
  Presentation: The Role of the Cannabinoid Receptor Type 2 in Pain
• Lecturer: (7/10) Philip Conaghan, M.D., Ph.D., University of Leeds, UK
  Presentation: Osteoarthritis Therapies – will there ever be anything new?
• Lecturer: (7/17) Andrew Furman, Graduate Research Assistant
  UMD
  Presentation: Peak Alpha Frequency: Discovery and Validation of a Pain Sensitivity Biomarker
• Lecturer: (9/11) Prasad Shrivalkar, M.D., Ph.D., University of California San Francisco
  Presentation: "Pain in the Brain: Decoding neural signals of chronic pain towards personalized therapy."
• Lecturer: (9/18) Nathaniel Katz, M.D., M.S., WCG Analgesic Solutions/Tufts University
  Presentation: "Are Clinical Trials Reliable?"
• Lecturer: (9/25) Eric Strain, M.D., Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Moving Beyond Traditional Outcome Measures in Substance Use Disorder Clinical Trials"
• Lecturer: (10/2) B. Duncan Lascellas, Ph.D., University of North Carolina
  Presentation: "Pain Research: Translational Scientists New Best Friends, and What They Tell Us"
• Lecturer: (10/9) Johannes Thrul, Ph.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Using smartphone surveys to track cannabis and opioid use among patients with chronic pain"
• Lecturer: (10/16) Tina Doshi, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Diagnostic Challenges in Craniofacial Pain"
• Lecturer: (10/23) Joshua Sharfstein, M.D. 
  Presentation: "The Opioid Crisis and COVID-19: The Epidemic in the Pandemic"
• Lecturer: (10/30) Gordon Smith, M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
  Presentation: "Therapeutic Development for Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy"
• Lecturer: (11/6) Jianguo Gu, M.D., Ph.D., University of Alabama-Birmingham
  Presentation: "Trigeminal neuropathic pain with cold hypersensitivity: ion channel dysfunctions and therapeutics implications"
• Lecturer: (11/13) George Hobelmann, M.D., Ashley Addiction Treatment Centers
  Presentation: "The History and Current State of Addiction Treatment"
• Lecturer: (12/4) Long-Jun Wu, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic
  Presentation: "Microglia-neuron interaction in chronic pain"
• Lecturer: (12/11) Shravani Durbhakala, M.D., JHU
  Presentation: "Pain Education"
• Lecturer: (12/18) Timothy Deer, M.D., Centers for Pain Relief of the Virginias
  Presentation: "The Quest to Reduce the Failed Back Surgery Syndrome"

• Lecturer: (1/4) Frederick W. Luthardt, DBE, MA, Compliance
  Presentation: Introduction to IRB and Its Operation
• Lecturer: (1/11) James Campbell, M.D.
  Presentation: The Evolution of Sentience
• Lecturer: (1/18) Jay Pasricha, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: Partners in Crime: TGF beta and CGRP- convergent factors in peripheral sensitization
• Lecturer: (1/25) Wolfgang Liedtke, M.D.
  Presentation: TRPV4 medicated inflammation, pain and pruiritus from a translational medical perspective
• Lecturer: (2/1) Teresa Tang, M.D. & Andrew Kelner, M.D.
  Presentation: Burn another joint: a review of Radiofrequency Ablation for Peripheral Joint Pain
• Lecturer: (2/8) Luana Colloca, M.D.
  Presentation: Epidemics of opioids and natural placebo-induced release of opioids
• Lecturer: (2/15) Weiran Chen
  Presentation: Development of an Immortalized Human DRG Neuronal Cell Line (HC-1) to Model Diabetic and Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathies
• Lecturer: (2/22) Richard Skolasky, M.D.
  Presentation: Optimizing treatment sequencing for patients with chronic, non-specific low back pain: A research protocol
• Lecturer: (3/1) Jianguo Cheng, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: State of the art, challenges, and opportunities for pain medicine
• Lecturer: (3/8) Mark Hochberg, M.D.
  Presentation: New Treatments for Osteoarthritis
• Lecturer: (3/15) David Yarnitsky, M.D.
  Presentation: Pain modulation, from lab to clinic
• Lecturer: (3/22) Daniel Sova M.D.
  Presentation: Back Pain in Adolescents
• Lecturer: (3/22) Napoleon Roux, M.D.
  Presentation: Treatment of Phantom Limb Pain, An Intervention Pain Perspective
• Lecturer: (3/29) Akhil Chhatre, M.D.
  Presentation: Spine Rehabilitation
• Lecturer: (4/5) Feng Tao, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: Dopamine and Pain
• Lecturer: (4/12) Patrick Finan, M.D.
  Presentation: Is Cannabis Analgesic?  A Review of the Current Evidence from Studies of Clinical and Experimental Pain
• Lecturer: (4/26) Bryan Marascalchi, M.D.
  Presentation: Using wearable technology to measure change in functional capacity following interventional pain procedures
• Lecturer: (5/3) Richard Traub, M.D.
  Presentation: Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions: What Can Animal Models Tell Us?
• Lecturer: (5/10) Christina Chambers, M.D.
  Presentation: From evidence to influence: Dissemination and implementation of scientific knowledge for improved pain research and management
• Lecturer: (5/17) Catherine Bushnell, M.D. NIH
  Presentation: Endogenous opiods in chronic pain and pleasant touch
• Lecturer: (5/24) Roger Fillingam, M.D.
  Presentation: Where vs. Why It Hurts: Central Contributions to Regional Pain Conditions
• Lecturer: (5/31) Coordinator: Matthias Ringkamp, M.D.
  Panelists: Drs. James Campbell, A. Hoke and M. Caterina
  Presentation: Pain Research and Treatment: current status and future perspectives
• Lecturer: (6/7) Srinivasa Raja, M.D.
  Presentation: A Fireside Discussion with Dr. Srinivasa Raja with Moderator, James Campbell
• Lecturer: (6/14) Dr. Sharon Hertz, Director, FDA
  Presentation: Analgesic Drug Development and the Opioid Crisis
• Lecturer: (9/6) Isaac Chiu, M.D.
  Presentation: Neuro-immune interactions in pain and bacterial infections
• Lecturer: (9/13) Mandy David, PA-C
  Presentation: Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Converting Adults with Sickle Cell Disease from Full Agonist Opioids to Buprenorphine
• Lecturer: (9/20) Keela Ann Herr, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Quality Pain Care for Older Adults; Current Status and Future Directions
• Lecturer: (9/27) Srinivasa Raja, M.D.
  Presentation: Central Sensitization: Concept to Clinical Practice
• Lecturer: (10/4) Kimberly Ostrow, M.D.
  Presentation: The Secretomes of Painful Versus Non-painful Human Schwannomatosis Tumor Cells Deferentially Influence Sensory Neuron Gene Expression and Sensitivity
• Lecturer: (10/11) Maureen Mealy, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Scrambler therapy is a safe and feasible intervention that improves neuropathic pain in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder; a phase II randomized controlled trial
• Lecturer: (10/18) Aaron DiAntonio, M.D.
  Presentation: The SARM1 Axon Degeneration Pathway: Mechanistic Insights and Therapeutic Opportunities
• Lecturer: (10/25) Linta Qu, M.D.
  Presentation: Neuronal FcyRI mediates acute and chronic joint pain
• Lecturer: (11/1) Joel Greenspan, M.D.
  Presentation: The Impact of Multiple Chronic Pain Conditions: Observations from the OPPERA Study
• Lecturer: (11/8) Christopher Oakley, M.D.
  Presentation: What's New in the World of Pediatric Headache
• Lecturer: (11/15) Patrick Dougherty, M.D.
  Presentation: Treatment Targets for Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Clues From Studies on Ectopic Spontaneous Activity
• Lecturer: (12/6) Kenneth Ren, M.D.
  Presentation: Behind Pain Transiency, Persistency and Chronicity
• Lecturer: (12/13) Frank Porreca, M.D.
  Presentation: Dysregulation of descending modulation in stress-related functional pain disorders

• Lecturer: (1/5) Xinzhong Dong, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Novel Mechanisms of Itch
• Lecturer: (1/12) Kalpna Gupta, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Mechanisms of Opioid Activity in Cancer and Sickle Cell Pain
• Lecturer: (1/19) Greg Elmer. Ph.D.
  Presentation: Exploring Common Neurobiology in Trauma, Pain, Opioids and Depression. 
• Lecturer: (1/26) Coordinator: Srinivasa Raja, M.D.
  Panelists: Mark Bicket, M.D., James Campbell, M.D., Paul Christo, M.D., Suzanne Nesbit, PharmD., Traci Speed, MD., Ph.D.
  Presentation: Panel Discussion: Where Are We in the Opioid Crisis?
• Lecturer: (2/2) Post-Doctoral Fellows; Colleen LaVinka, Ph.D., Shaness Grenald, Ph.D., Sangmin Jeon, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Research Paper Presentations
• Lecturer: (2/9) Alban Latromoliere, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Sleep Disturbances Caused by Peripheral Nerve Injury
• Lecturer: (2/16) JHU T32 Fellows: Bethany Reminiuk, Ph.D., Janelle Letzen, Ph.D., Kristin Weaver, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Current Pain Research Paper Presentations
• Lecturer: (2/23) Man-kyo Chung, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Fight Fire with Fire: Mechanisms of Killing Pain with Pepper
• Lecturer: (3/9) Shaoyong Yu, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Visceral Sensation and Nociception
• Lecturer: (3/16) Jennifer Haythornthwaite, Ph.D. and James Campbell, M.D.
  Presentation: Conversations with Dr. Jennifer Haythornthwaite
• Lecturer: (3/23) Tamara King. Ph.D.
  Presentation: Mechanisms Driving Chronic Pain
• Lecturer: (4/6) Roy Levitt, M.D.
  Presentation: Genetics of Susceptibility to Chronic Pain
• Lecturer: (4/13) Andrei Srdulla, M.D.
  Presentation: Investigating the Neural Circuits of Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Lecturer: (4/20) Ahmet Hoke, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: Nav 1.7 Effect on Neuropathic Pain
• Lecturer: (4/27) Marco Martel, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Determinants of Opioid Craving in Patients with Chronic Pain Prescribed Opioid Therapy
• Lecturer: (5/4) Brian Kim, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Neuroimmune Regulation of Chronic Itch
• Lecturer: (5/11) Ryu Komatsu, M.D. and Hira Richter, M.D.
  Presentation: Recovery after Nulliparous Birth Analysis and Prediction of Pain, Analgesia and Recovery Function and Post Stroke Pain: Therapeutic Options
• Lecturer: (5/18) Jeffrey Mogil, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Pain in Mice and Man: Ironic Adventures in Translation
• Lecturer: (6/1) Nigel Knox, M.D. and Yian Chen, M.D.
  Presentation: Herpes Zoster Presentation: More of the Same? and  The Pharmacological Intervention and Surgical Managment of Coccydynia
• Lecturer: (6/15) Jennifer Haythornthwaite, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Pain Discussion with Medical Students
• Lecturer: (9/7) Eellan Sivanesan, M.D.
  Presentation: Spinal Cord Stimulation: Clinical and Preclinical Perspectives
• Lecturer: (9/21) Dermot Maher, M.D.
  Presentation: Opioid Induced Suppression of Immune System Relevant to Anti-tumor Activity
• Lecturer: (9/28) Bengt Linderoth, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: The Gate Concept and 50 Years of Spinal Cord Stimulation; What do the new stimulation algorisms offer?
• Lecturer: (10/5) Hongszhen Hu, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Cutaneous Mechanism of Itch Signaling
• Lecturer: (10/12) Beth Hogans, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: A Global Year for Excellence in Pain Education
• Lecturer: (10/19) Tina Doshi, M.D.
  Presentation: Novel Biomarkers and Pain Phenotyping in Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Lecturer: (10/26) Mike Costigan, M.D.
  Presentation: Genomics in Neuropathic Pain
• Lecturer: (11/9) Don Nixdorf, D.D.S.
  Presentation: Predicting Severe Pain Following Root Canal Treatment
• Lecturer: (11/16) Matthias Ringkamp, M.D.
  Presentation: Joint U.Md / JHU Pain Seminar
• Lecturer: (11/30) University of Maryland
  Presentation: 4th Annual CACPR Symposium
• Lecturer: (12/7) Jennifer Rabbitts, M.D.
  Presentation: Mechanisms of Transition from Acute to Chronic Postsurgical Pain in Adolescents
• Lecturer: (12/14) Kiran Bali, M.D.
  Presentation: Non-coding RNA-mediated Mechanisms and Their Future Perspectives in Chronic Pain

• Lecturer: (1/6) Joel Greenspan, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Chronic Orofacial Pain in America: Insights from the OPPERA Study
• Lecturer: (1/20) Yuanxiang Tao, M.D.
  Presentation: Epigenic Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain
• Lecturer: (1/27) Anthony Schwartz, D.D.S.
  Presentation: Trigeminal Neuropathies from the Dentist's Clinical Perspective
• Lecturer: (2/3) James N. Campbell, M.D.
  Presentation: What's on the Horizon for Intrathecal Drug Development for Pain?
• Lecturer: (2/10) Asaf Keller, Ph.D.
  Presentation: The Parabrachial Complex: A Nexus of Ascending and Descending Pain Systems
• Lecturer: (2/17) Sridevi Sarma, Ph.D. and Yun Guan, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: Neuromodulation: Computer Model and Biological
• Lecturer: (2/24) James Ficke, M.D.
  Presentation: Post-traumatic Pain in Foot and Ankle
• Lecturer: (3/3) Scheffer Tseng, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: Platform Technology Based on HC-HA/PTX3 to Promote Regenerative Healing: Science Pointing to a Cure for Pain
• Lecturer: (3/10) Tina Doshi, M.D.
  Presentation: Immune Therapies for Neuropathic Pain
• Lecturer: (3/24) Chris D'adamo, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Integrative Medicine and Pain Management: Evidence and Practical Applications
• Lecturer: (3/31) Bethany Remeniuk, Ph.D.
  Presentation: The Effects of Sleep Disturbance on Mesolimbic Reward System Function During Positive Affective Analgesia and Pain Offset
• Lecturer: (4/7) Michael Smith, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Toward Mechanisms of Sleep Disruption Hyperalgesia
• Lecturer: (4/21) Noah Godwin, M.D. and Indy Wilinson, M.D.
  Presentation: Stem Cell Therapy for Pain and Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection
• Lecturer: (4/28) Claudia Campbell, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Risk Factors for Chronic Postsurgical Pain
• Lecturer: (5/5) Bengt Linderoth, M.D.
  Presentation: Spinal Stimulation for Pain: From the Gate-Control Concept and Beyond
• Lecturer: (5/12) Judy Turner, M.D.
  Presentation: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Chronic Pain: Recent Innovations, New Insights, and Future Directions
• Lecturer: (5/19) Julius Birnbaum, M.D.
  Presentation: Neuropathic Pain in Sjogren's Syndrome and other Rheumatic Syndromes
• Lecturer: (6/2) Mark Bicket, M.D.
  Presentation: The Over-supply of Prescription Opioids After Surgery
• Lecturer: (6/9) Joseph Stauffer, D.O., M.B.A.
  Presentation: Uremic Pruritis, Post-op Pain and Osteoarthritis
• Lecturer: (6/16) Jennifer Haythornthwaite, Ph..D.
  Presentation: Ethics Panel with Medical Students
• Lecturer: (6/23) Janelle Snoddy, M.D. and Youmna DiStefano, M.D.
  Presentation: Goal-directed Therapy with Intrathecal Baclofen and in Spinal Cord Injury: Current Fundamentals and Future Developments
• Lecturer: (9/15) James N. Campbell, M.D.
  Presentation: Painful Osteoarthritis
• Lecturer: (9/22) Shenandoah Robinson, M.D.
  Presentation: Cerebral Palsy and Chronic Pain
• Lecturer: (9/29) Daniel Sciubba, M.D.
  Presentation: Are We Helping Decrease Pain in our Patients with Spine Surgery?
• Lecturer: (10/6) Jenna Goesling, Ph.D.
  Presentation: The Opioid Epidemic: From the Perspective of the Chronic Pain Patient
• Lecturer: (10/13) Chris Veasley, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Chronic Pain & the Urgent Need to Advance Policy, Research and Treatment
• Lecturer: (10/20) Neil Ford (Ph.D. candidate)
  Presentation: The Dynamic Influence of Cationic Leak Conductance on Spino-Parabrachial Neuron Output and Pain During Early Life
• Lecturer: (10/27) Diane Hoffmann, J.D.
  Presentation: Legal and Ethical Challenges in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
• Lecturer: (11/3) Melanie Noel, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Remembering the Pain of Childhood: Development, Impact, and Intervention
• Lecturer: (11/10) Vitaly Napado W, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Using Neuroimaging to Assess Mechanisms of Action for Acupuncture Analgesia: From Somatosensation to Therapeutic
• Lecturer: (12/1) Travis Rieder, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Ethics in Pain Management during America’s Opioid Crisis
• Lecturer: (12/8) Rebecca Seal, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Neural Circuits Coding for Persistent Forms of Pain
• Lecturer: (12/15)  Fadel Zeidan, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Mechanisms Supporting Mindfulness-based Analgesia

• Lecturer: (1/8) Ken Hargreaves, D.D.S., Ph.D.
  Presentation: Fat in the Fire:The Role of Oxidized Lipids as TRPV1 Agonists
• Lecturer: (1/29) Fred Luthardt, M.A.
  Presentation: The IRB and Human Subjects Research: An Orientation for Pain Researchers
• Lecturer: (2/5) Mark Hughes, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Helper or Healer or Both: Responding to Requests for PAS/PAD/AID
• Lecturer: (2/12) Gene Fridman, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Spinal Direct Current Stimulation: A Novel Approach for Neuropathic Pain Inhibition
• Lecturer: (2/19) James N. Campbell, M.D.
  Presentation: Foot Pain: An Underappreciated Model of Neuropathic Pain
• Lecturer: (2/26) Myron Yaster, M.D
  Presentation: Non-Medical Use of Prescription Opioids: An Epidemic Spawned by Us
• Lecturer: (3/11) Susruta Majumdar, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Novel Pharmacology of a Plant-derived Opioid: Analgesia Without the Anticipated Adverse Effect
• Lecturer: (3/18) Nichole Emerson
  Presentation: The Brain and Body: Investigating Neural and Physical Correlates of Inter-individual Differences in Pain Sensitivity
• Lecturer: (4/8) Sandy Christiansen, M.D. and Tina Doshi, M.D.
  Presentation: Acupuncture and Complementary Medicine
• Lecturer: (4/15) Gil Yosipovitch, M.D.
  Presentation: The Misery of Chronic Itch and the Joy of Scratch
• Lecturer: (4/22) Senna Ajit, Ph.D.
  Presentation:Circulating miRNAs as Signaling Molecules and Biomarkers for Pain 
• Lecturer: (4/29) Richard Nahin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
  Presentation: Pain Status in Veterans vs. Non-Veterans
• Lecturer: (5/6) Tony Yaksh, M.D.
  Presentation: Botulinum Toxins: Uptake, Transport and Pain Processing
• Lecturer: (5/13) Robert Lehn, M.D. and Zafeer Baber, M.D.
  Presentation: New Technology for Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Lecturer: (5/20)  Fletcher White, Ph.D.
  Presentation: The Role of Neuronal Toll-like Receptor 4 in Opioid-induced Hyperalgesia (OIH) and Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)
• Lecturer: (6/13) Michael Clark, M.D.
  Presentation: Chronic Pain and Psychiatry
• Lecturer: (6/10) Jennifer Haythornthwaite, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Pain: An Interactive Discussion with Medical Students
• Lecturer: (9/9) Mike Caterina, M.D., Ph.D.; Jim Campbell, M.D.; Tina Doshi, M.D.; Xinzhong Dong, Ph.D. and Fengquan Zhou, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Panel Discussion: Relating Nerve Injury, Nerve Regeneration and Neuropathic Pain
• Lecturer: (9/15) Bradley Taylor, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Compensatory Opiate and NPY Receptor Mechanisms Silence Chronic Pain within a Latent State of Remission and Dependence
• Lecturer: (9/23) Frederick Luthardt, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Study Monitoring: Maximizing Oversight to Minimize Oversights
• Lecturer: (9/30) Suzanne Nesbit, Pharm.D. and Roberta Norris, B.S.N.
  Presentation: Development and Implementation of a Neuroscience Pain Resource Team
• Lecturer: (10/7) Robert Bonakdar, M.D.
  Presentation: Transforming Pain Care: The Role of Integrative Medicine
• Lecturer: (10/14) Shaness Grenald, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Synergistic Interaction between Opioids and Cannabinoids for Pain Relief
• Lecturer: (10/21) Zhonghui Guan, Ph.D.
  Presentation: How Does Peripheral Nerve Injury Activate Microglia in Spinal Cord?
• Lecturer: (10/28) Donlin Long, M.D.
  Presentation: Symptomatic Tarlov Cysts and Related Cystic Abnormalities of theSpine: A Story of Forgotten Disease, Unsupported Opinion and Ignorance of the Literature
• Lecturer: (11/4) Richard North, M.D.
  Presentation: New Technology in Spinal Cord Stimulation
• Lecturer: (11/11) Frank Bosmans, Ph.D.
  Presentation: A Spider Toxin Implicates Nav 1.1 in Mechanical Pain
• Lecturer: (12/9) Luana Colloca, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Placebo and Nocebo Effects: An Overview of the Psychophysiological Mechanisms

• Lecturer: (1/9) Kelly Dunn, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Comorbid Pain and Opioid Dependence
• Lecturer: (1/16) Shaoqiu He, Ph.D.
  Presentation: MrgC-Mediated Pain Inhibition and Mechanisms
• Lecturer: (1/30) Donlin M. Long, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: Low Back Pain: The Problem is Pain, the Most Ignored and Misunderstood
• Lecturer: (2/6) Larry Egbert, M.D.
  Presentation: Definition of Intolerable and Untreatable Pain
• Lecturer: (2/13) Myron Yaster, M.D., Ph.D.and Benjamin Lee, M.D.
  Presentation: What We've Learned from the Pediatric Outpatient Prescription Writer Program: An Ongoing Six Sigma Project
• Lecturer: (2/27) Michael Erdek, M.D.
  Presentation: Intrathecal Analgesia for Chronic Refractory Pain
• Lecturer: (3/6) Bryt Christensen, M.D.
  Presentation: History, Pharmacology and Use of Local Anesthetics and Steroids in the Treatment of Arthritis: Are We Adding to the Problem?
• Lecturer: (3/13) Richard P. Marvel, M.D
  Presentation: Evaluation and Management of Pudendal Neuralgia
• Lecturer: (3/20) Julie Waldfogel, Pharm.D.
  Presentation: Multidisciplinary Pain Treatment in Cancer
• Lecturer: (3/27) Thom Park, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Blind, Naked, and Feeling No Pain: The Unusual Neurobiology of the Naked Mole Rat
• Lecturer: (4/3) Zachary Boomsaad, M.D.
  Presentation: Intractable Cancer Pain: A Novel Approach
• Lecturer: (4/10) Jia Bei Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
  Presentation: Opioid Receptor Research
• Lecturer: (4/24) Mary M. Heinricher, Ph.D.
  Presentation: How the Brain Controls Pain: A Circuit Analysis
• Lecturer: (5/8) Qiufu Ma, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Identification of Spinal Circuits, Transmitting and Gating Mechanical Pain
• Lecturer: (5/29) Colin Rock, M.D. and Mark Bilezikjian, M.D.
  Presentation: Analgesic Evidence in Chronic Pancreatitis and Platelet Rich Plasma
• Lecturer: (6/5) Trinadha Pilla, M.D.
  Presentation: Stem Cell Therapy in Pain Medicine
• Lecturer: (6/12) Donna Hammond, Ph.D.
  Presentation:
• Lecturer: (6/19) Glen Treisman, Ph.D.
  Presentation:
• Lecturer: (9/18) Gilbert Fanciullo, M.D.
  Presentation: Medical Cannabis
• Lecturer: (9/25) Chris Oakley, M.D.
  Presentation: Pediatric Migraine (brought to you by the letter “T”): There is more to treatment than Tylenol and Topamax
• Lecturer: (10/2) Colleen Barry, Ph.D., M.P.P.
  Presentation: Understanding Americans’ Views on Opioid Pain Reliever Abuse
• Lecturer: (10/9) Panelists: James N. Campbell, M.D., Srinivasa Raja, M.D., Steven Cohen, M.D., Jennifer Haythornthwaite, Ph.D. and Donlin Long, M.D.
  Presentation: Panel Discussion: The Use of Opioids in the Treatment of Chronic Pain II
• Lecturer: (10/16) Simon Haroutounian, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Developing Mechanism-based Treatment Approaches in Neuropathic Pain: The Roles of Peripheral Sensory Input and Central Nociceptive Processing
• Lecturer: (10/23) Mei-Chuan Ko, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Spinal Ligand-receptor Systems for Regulating Pain and Itch
• Lecturer: (10/30) Chris Winfree, M.D.
  Presentation: High Requency Stimulation
• Lecturer: (11/6) Steve Wegener, Ph.D
  Presentation: Interventions to Prevent Chronic Low Back Pain in High Risk Patients: A multi-site Pragmatic RCT
• Lecturer: (11/13) Kristen Archer, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Cognitive-behavioral based physical therapy (CBPT): Improving Surgical Spine Outcomes
• Lecturer: (11/20) Mike Saulino, M.D.
  Presentation: Intrathecal Therapy
• Lecturer: (12/4) Michael Lim, M.D.
  Presentation: Surgical Treatments for Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Lecturer: (12/11) Steve Bruehl, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Can We Predict Responses to Opioid Analgesics?
• Lecturer: (12/18)  J. Greg Hobelmann, M.D.
  Presentation: History of Opioids

• Lecturer: (9/5) Zhigang D. Luo, M.D., Ph.D
  Presentation: Epidural Steroid Injections: a Potent Placebo or Procedure to Prevent Surgery?
• Lecturer: (9/12) Mark Bicket, M.D.
  Presentation: Epidural Steroid Injections: a Potent Placebo or Procedure to Prevent Surgery?
• Lecturer: (9/19) Zhe Li and Pang-Yen, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Positive Allosteric Modulators of Human MrgX1 Receptor Inhibit Chronic Pain
• Lecturer: (9/26) Traci Speed, M.D.
  Presentation: The Psychiatrist's Role in Managing Chronic Pain
• Lecturer: (10/3) Deepika Darbari, M.D.
  Presentation: Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: Emerging Concepts
• Lecturer: (10/10) Darius Rastegar, M.D.
  Presentation: Office-based Buprenorphine: The First Decade
• Lecturer: (10/17) Adam Hirsh, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Using Virtual Human Technologies to Understand and Inform Pain Judgments
• Lecturer: (10/24) Quinn Hogan, M.D.
  Presentation: Neuropathic Pain: Sensory Neuron Calcium and Novel Therapeutic Approaches
• Lecturer: (10/31) B. Duncan Lascelles, B.V.Sc., Ph.D.
  Presentation: Facilitating Tranlsation in Pain Research: Untapped Opportunities Revealed
• Lecturer: (11/7) Richard Skolasky Jr., Sc,D
  Presentation: Functional Recovery in Lumbar Spine Surgery: Understanding Patient Activation and Engagement
• Lecturer: (11/14) Flavia Mancini, Ph.D.
  Presentation: Where Does It Hurt? Spacial Processing of Nociceptive Input
• Lecturer: (12/5) Fei Yang, Ph.D.
  Presentation:
• Lecturer: (12/12) Armen Akopian, Ph.D.
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