Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN
Director of Pain Management, Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, La Jolla, CaliforniaDr. 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:
- Association of Physician Empathy With Chronic Pain Outcomes
- Impact of a Multicomponent Intervention to Reduce PPI Overuse in an Integrated Healthcare System
- Association of the Use of Acid-Suppression Therapy With Odds of Migraine and Severe Headache
- High-Dosage Omega-3 Fatty Acids Outperform Existing Pharmacological Options for Migraine Prophylaxis
- Effectiveness of Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain
- Topical Diclofenac vs Oral Ibuprofen for Acute Low Back Pain
- Modulating a Prebiotic Food Source Influences Inflammation and Immune-Regulating Gut Microbes and Metabolites
- Use of Complementary Health Approaches Overall and for Pain Management by US Adults
- Management of Chronic Pain Associated With Temporomandibular Disorders
- 2023 Top Story in Primary Care: Pain