Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN
Director of Pain Management, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, La Jolla, CaliforniaDr. Bonakdar, a pain and headache specialist, is a member of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, where he is the Director of Pain Management, and a member of the systemwide Opioid Stewardship Committee. He also serves as Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine.
After residency training in family medicine, he completed a fellowship in integrative medicine at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, with a focus on integrative pain management. Additionally, he is certified in headache management by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties and is board-certified in integrative medicine. His clinical and research interests include integrative approaches to chronic disease management with a focus on pain management and metabolic disease/obesity.
Disclosures
- Consulting: Standard Process, related to pain management
- Research: Kaneka, related to trial support
Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- 2014 Top Stories in Primary Care: Pain Management
- All Things Not Being Equal: Treating Acute Pain in the Elderly
- Acute Pain Care Varies Based on Patient Age and Type of Pain
- Psychosocial Factors and Risk of Chronic Widespread Pain
- Chronic Pain and Use of Opioids
- Risk-Stratified Care Improves Low Back Pain
- Effects of Vitamin D on Pain From Fibromyalgia
- Effects of Vitamin D on Pain From Fibromyalgia
- Nutritional Supplements for Pain Management—What’s Real, What’s Hype?Part 2
- Nutritional Supplements for Pain Management—What’s Real? What’s Hype?Part 1