John Douglas Markman, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Appointment: (585) 276-3616

Fax: (585) 473-1691

A member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

An Accountable Health Partner

Accepting New Patients

Biography

Professional Background

Dr. John Markman
Vice Chair for Clinical Research
Director, Translational Pain Research Program I Neuromedicine Pain Management Division

Dr. John Markman founded and directs the Translational Pain Research Program in the Department of Neurosurgery and is a Professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Markman leads the Department of Neurosurgery's Neuromedicine Pain Management Division, a regional multi-specialty pain practice with a focus on patients with chronic pain associated with nerve injury. His practice and center offerings includes the gamut of medical, interventional, and behavioral therapies for chronic pain. Dr. Markman is an NIH-funded researcher who as has served as Principal Investigator on more than 50 analgesic clinical trials. He is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed publications and lectures globally on chronic neuropathic pain, chronic low back pain syndromes, and analgesic clinical trial design and interpretation.

Dr. Markman has served as Chair of the Pain and Palliative Care Section of the American Academy of Neurology and held leadership roles in the American Pain Society and International Association for the Study of Pain. He has served as a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Pain and Pain Medicine and an examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He also served as a special government employee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a member of the Anesthetic and Life Support Drug Advisory Committee. Dr. Markman is board certified in Neurology and has subspecialty board certification in Pain Management. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.

Credentials

Education

1996
MD | University of Rochester

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/2001 - 06/30/2002
Fellowship in Anesthesiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Main Campus

07/01/1997 - 06/30/2000
Residency in Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital

06/23/1996 - 06/30/1997
Internship in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Main Campus

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Awards

2022
American Academy of Neurology Mitchel Max Scientific Award for Neuropathic Pain Research 2022

2013 - 2013
American Pain Society Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management: Neuromedicine Pain Management Center

2010 - 2010
American Association for Clinical Chemistry Outstanding Speaker Award
Location: Washington, DC

1996
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Location: Rochester, NY

1996
Rudolph Angell Award
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Location: Rochester, NY

1996
Robert J. Joynt Neurology Prize
Sponsor: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Location: Rochester, NY

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Clinical Trials

EN20-01: A 24-WEEK STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF CNTX-6970 IN SUBJECTS WITH MODERATE TO SEVERE KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN

Lead Researcher: John Douglas Markman MD

This research study will evaluate a new investigational drug called CNTX-6970 as a possible treatment for chronic osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. This study also will look at the safety and effects of CNTX-6970 on your pain (as it relates to your overall activity).

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Publications

Journal Articles

5/25/2023
Schmid AB, Tampin B, Baron R, Finnerup NB, Hansson P, Hietaharju A, Konstantinou K, Lin CC, Markman J, Price C, Smith BH, Slater H. "Recommendations for terminology and the identification of neuropathic pain in people with spine-related leg pain. Outcomes from the NeuPSIG working group." Pain.. 2023 May 25; Epub 2023 May 25.

4/25/2023
Liu L, Porter SA, Gebhardt H, Markman JD, Buchholz JR, Reger MA. "Lessons Learned From Implementing a Caring Contacts Clinical Practice Guideline Recommendation." Psychiatric services : a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.. 2023 Apr 25; :appips20220629. Epub 2023 Apr 25.

3/22/2023
Hohenschurz-Schmidt DJ, Cherkin D, Rice ASC, Dworkin RH, Turk DC, McDermott MP, Bair MJ, DeBar LL, Edwards RR, Farrar JT, Kerns RD, Markman JD, Rowbotham MC, Sherman KJ, Wasan AD, Cowan P, Desjardins P, Ferguson M, Freeman R, Gewandter JS, Gilron I, Grol-Prokopczyk H, Hertz SH, Iyengar S, Kamp C, Karp BI, Kleykamp BA, Loeser JD, Mackey S, Malamut R, McNicol E, Patel KV, Sandbrink F, Schmader K, Simon L, Steiner DJ, Veasley C, Vollert J. "Research objectives and general considerations for pragmatic clinical trials of pain treatments: IMMPACT statement." Pain.. 2023 Mar 22; Epub 2023 Mar 22.

Books & Chapters

2014
Chapter Title: Interdisciplinary Pain Medicine: A Case Approach
Book Title: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Author List: Markman, JD and Kiran Nandigam
Published By: Oxford University Press 2014

2014
Chapter Title: Pain- Antidepressants, Anticonvulsants.
Book Title: Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences 2E edited
Author List: Markman JD and S. Noria.
Published By: Elsevier 2014

2013
Book Title: The Netter Collection Of Medical Illustrations: Volume 7, Part 2 Spinal Cord and
Author List: Markman JD.
Published By: Elsevier 2013

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