
Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN
Director of Pain Management, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, La Jolla, CaliforniaDr. Bonakdar is a Mayday Pain Fellow and the Director of Pain Management at the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine since 2002 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 and is the immediate past president of the American Academy of Pain Management (now the Academy of Integrative Pain Management) – the largest U.S. integrative pain management organization.
After completing his family medicine residency he completed a fellowship in integrative medicine at Scripps Integrative Medicine Center with a focus on integrative pain management. Additionally, he is certified in headache management by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties and board certified Integrative Medicine.
Prior to medical school, Dr. Bonakdar received a Richter International Fellowship where he studied Eastern healthcare approaches in Southeast Asia, such as acupuncture, Tai Chi, and mind-body practices. His current clinical and research interests include integrative approaches to chronic disease management with a focus on pain management and metabolic disease/obesity.
He is the co-editor of the textbook of Integrative Pain Management (Oxford University Press 2016), the author of the H.E.R.B.A.L. Guide: Dietary Supplement Resources for the Clinician. (Lippincott, 2010) and contributing author for Integrative Medicine 4th Edition (ed. David Rakel MD) (Elsevier, 2017).
Most recently, Dr. Bonakdar has been invited to present to the congressionally mandated Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force as well as at The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on non-pharmacological approaches to pain.
Disclosures
The following are Dr. Bonakdar's disclosures:
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Related to publications: The H.E.R.B.A.L. Guide: Evidence Based Resources for the Clinician & Integrative Pain Management |
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Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:
- Mindfulness Meditation vs Headache Education for Migraine
- 2020 Top Stories in Primary Care: Finding New Tools to Manage Pain While Keeping Patients Safe
- Management of Acute Pain From Non–Low Back, Musculoskeletal Injuries in Adults
- AHS 2020: Riboflavin Reduces Monthly Headache Days Significantly in a Majority of Children and Adolescents
- Acupuncture for Migraine Prevention: Evidence Is Building
- Manual Acupuncture vs Sham Acupuncture and Usual Care for Migraine Prophylaxis
- Efficacy, Safety, and Acceptability of Pharmacologic Treatments for Pediatric Migraine Prophylaxis
- Functional Medicine Association With Patient-Reported Quality-of-Life Outcomes
- Opioid Prescription for Men Undergoing Minor Urologic Surgery Is Associated With Increased Risk of New Persistent Opioid Use
- Short- and Long-Term Effects of Cannabis on Headache and Migraine