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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. Poor Association of Hip Pain With Radiographic Evidence of Hip Osteoarthritis
  2. 2015 Top Stories in Primary Care: The Year in Pain—Will America Finally Find Relief?
  3. New Options for Headache—Any to Get Excited About?
  4. New Therapeutic Approaches for Migraine
  5. Cannabinoids for Pain—Time to Consider?
  6. Cannabinoids for Medical Use
  7. Oral Steroids for Radiculopathy Due to a Herniated Lumbar Disk
  8. Stepped Care for Chronic Pain in Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts
  9. TENS: Potential Treatment in Chronic Post-Herpetic Neuralgia
  10. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Effective for Post-Herpetic Neuralgia

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