CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSRobert H. Dworkin, Ph.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersOffice: (585) 275-8214LocationsUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterSchool of Medicine and Dentistry601 Elmwood Ave, Box 604Rochester, NY 14642Faculty AppointmentsProfessor - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine , Research (SMD) Professor - Department of Neurology (SMD) - JointProfessor - Department of Psychiatry (SMD) - JointProfessor - Center for Health and Technology - JointBiographyProfessional Background1. Director, Analgesic, Anesthetic, and Addiction Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks (ACTTION), a public-private partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [www.acttion.org] 2. Special Government Employee, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA 3. Professional Advisory Board, American Chronic Pain Association 4. Associate Editor: Pain; Editorial Boards: Canadian Journal of Pain, Journal of PainResearchMy major research interests are (1) methodologic aspects of analgesic clinical trials and (2) treatment and prevention of chronic neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain. The primary focus of my current research involves the identification of factors that increase the assay sensitivity of randomized clinical trials to detect differences between an efficacious treatment and a placebo control or comparison intervention. In ongoing studies, we are evaluating the research designs and methods, clinical outcome assessments, and statistical analyses used in clinical trials of treatments for acute and chronic pain. These studies and other efforts to improve the efficiency and informativeness of clinical trials of analgesic, anesthetic, and addiction interventions are being conducted under the auspices of the ACTTION public-private partnership with the FDA, of which I serve as Director. Current Funding 1. FDA, U01FD007474 (9/1/21-8/31/22): Analgesic, anesthetic, and addiction clinical trial translations, innovations, opportunities, and networks (ACTTION) public-private partnership (PD/PI) 2. NIH/NINDS, U24 NS113850 (9/30/19-8/31/24): Clinical coordinating center for the HEAL initiative early phase pain investigation clinical network (MPI: 2019-2021; Co-I: 2021-2024)CredentialsEducation1971BA | University of PennsylvaniaPsychology, Sociology1977PhD | Harvard UniversityPsychologyAwards2020John D. Loeser Prize for Distinguished Lifetime Achievement in the Clinical Science of PainSponsor: International Association for the Study of Pain2018Founders AwardSponsor: American Academy of Pain Medicine2018Raymond W. Houde AwardSponsor: Eastern Pain Association2015Mitchell B. Max Award for Neuropathic PainSponsor: American Academy of Neurology2014John and Emma Bonica Public Service AwardSponsor: American Pain Society2011John J. Bonica AwardSponsor: Eastern Pain Association2008Frontiers in Pain LectureSponsor: McGill University2007Advisory Committee Service AwardSponsor: US Food and Drug Administration2007Gunn-Loke LectureSponsor: University of Washington2005Wilbert Fordyce Clinical Investigator AwardSponsor: American Pain SocietyVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsJournal Articles5/13/2022Henn AT, Larsen B, Frahm L, Xu A, Adebimpe A, Scott JC, Linguiti S, Sharma V, Basbaum AI, Corder G, Dworkin RH, Edwards RR, Woolf CJ, Habel U, Eickhoff SB, Eickhoff CR, Wagels L, Satterthwaite TD. "Structural imaging studies of patients with chronic pain: an anatomic likelihood estimate meta-analysis." Pain.. 2022 May 13; Epub 2022 May 13. 4/7/2022Kleykamp BA, Ferguson MC, McNicol E, Bixho I, Matthews M, Turk DC, Dworkin RH, Strain EC. "A comparison of registered and published primary outcomes in clinical trials of opioid use disorder: ACTTION review and recommendations." Drug and alcohol dependence.. 2022 Apr 7; 236:109447. Epub 2022 Apr 07. 3/1/2022Conaghan PG, Dworkin RH, Schnitzer TJ, Berenbaum F, Bushmakin AG, Cappelleri JC, Viktrup L, Abraham L. "WOMAC Meaningful Within-Patient Change: Results from Three Studies of Tanezumab in Patients with Moderate-To-Severe Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee." The Journal of rheumatology.. 2022 Mar 1; Epub 2022 Mar 01. VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Robert H. Dworkin, Ph.D.Please answer the following questions to help us find the right appointment for you.Important: If you believe that you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. This website is not intended for emergency care.Have you seen this provider in the last 2 years?YesNoExisting Patient Schedule or request a follow up appointment online through MyChart. If you do not have a MyChart account, please close this window and call the appointment phone number. Robert H. 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