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Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN

Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN

Director of Pain Management, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, La Jolla, California

Dr. 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:

  1. Opioid Dose and Pain Effects of an Online Pain Self-Management Program to Augment Usual Care in Adults With Chronic Pain
  2. Surgical vs Nonsurgical Treatment for Sciatica
  3. Treating Fibromyalgia With Electrical Neuromodulation
  4. Effects of Therapeutic Interventions on Pain Caused by Plantar Fasciitis
  5. 2022 Top Story in Primary Care: Finding a Way Toward Balanced, Patient-Centered Pain Care
  6. Acupuncture vs Sham Acupuncture or Waiting List Control in the Treatment of Aromatase Inhibitor–Related Joint Pain
  7. Opioid vs Opioid-Free Analgesia After Surgical Discharge
  8. Efficacy of Yoga Treatment for Migraine Treatment
  9. Effect of Metformin on Invasive Disease-Free Survival in Patients With Breast Cancer Without Diabetes
  10. MY APPROACH to Time Restricted Eating and Intermittent Fasting in Practice: When and How

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