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 Tramadol With All-Cause Mortality, Cardiovascular Diseases, Venous Thromboembolism, and Hip Fractures Among Patients With Osteoarthritis
- Calorie Restriction With or Without Time-Restricted Eating in Weight Loss
- Effect of a Home-Based, Walking Exercise Behavior Change Intervention in Adults With Peripheral Artery Disease
- Effects of Mediterranean Diet or Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Prevention of Small-for-Gestational Age Birth Weights in Newborns
- Nociplastic Pain: An Overview
- 2021 Top Story in Primary Care: Chronic Pain
- Opioid-Sparing Effects of Medical Cannabis or Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain
- Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids for Chronic Pain
- Buprenorphine Rotation in Long-Term Opioid Therapy
- Acupuncture vs Best Medical Therapy in Episodic Migraine Prophylaxis