Download from app store
We have detected that you are using an Ad Blocker.
PracticeUpdate is free to end users but we rely on advertising to fund our site. Please consider supporting PracticeUpdate by whitelisting us in your ad blocker.
We have sent a message to the email address you have provided, . If this email is not correct, please update your settings with your correct address.
The email address you provided during registration, , does not appear to be valid. Please update your settings with a valid address before to continue using PracticeUpdate.
Please provide your AHPRA Number to ensure that you are given the correct level of access to our site.
Sign in
Join now
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. Strategies to Identify Patient Risks of Prescription Opioid Addiction When Initiating Opioids for Pain
  2. Integrated Behavioral Weight-Loss Treatment and Problem-Solving Therapy Improves BMI and Depressive Symptoms
  3. Durability of a Primary Care–Led Weight-Management Intervention for Remission of Type 2 Diabetes
  4. Effect of Combination of Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen vs Either Alone on Patient-Controlled Morphine Consumption in the First 24 Hours After Total Hip Arthroplasty
  5. Comparative Effectiveness of Nonsurgical Treatment Methods in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  6. A Review of Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain
  7. 2018 Top Stories in Primary Care: Use Less Opioids But Good Luck With the Next Steps
  8. Coverage of Nonpharmacologic Treatments for Low-Back Pain Among Public and Private Insurers
  9. Association of Cannabinoid Administration With Experimental Pain in Healthy Adults
  10. Reducing Falls in Older Adults Through a Therapeutically Tailored Tai Chi Intervention

Most Read This Week

Recently Updated