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NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXCELLENCE

UC Davis Pain Medicine Team

Our clinicians and researchers have distinguished themselves as leaders in the field and earned recognition for compassionate patient care.

Pain Med Team

The UC Davis Pain Management Clinic is home to a multidisciplinary team of specialists—including experts in anesthesiology, physiatry, physical therapy, psychology, social work, pharmacy, neurology, and nursing—who work together to provide comprehensive pain care.

Our faculty clinicians and researchers are nationally recognized leaders in their fields, delivering compassionate, patient-centered care while conducting groundbreaking research that is shaping new approaches to the evaluation and treatment of pain conditions.

Faculty

Joint Appointment
  • Jon Sack, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor
    Joint appointment with the Division of Pain Medicine
    Home department: Vice Chair, Physiology and Membrane Biology

  • Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy, Ph.D.

    Professor
    Joint appointment with the Division of Pain Medicine
    Home department: Physiology and Membrane Biology

Emeritus
  • Paul Kreis, M.D.

    Paul Kreis, M.D.

    Professor Emeritus
    Chronic Pain Medicine

  • Scott Fishman, M.D.

    Scott Fishman, M.D.

    Professor Emeritus
    Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Fellows
  • Derek Fitzgerald, M.D.

    Derek Fitzgerald, M.D.

    Fellowship AY 2024–2025
    Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital

  • John Holmes, D.O.

    John Holmes, D.O.

    Fellowship AY 2024–2025
    New York Presbyterian Hospital

  • Douglas Hunter, M.D.

    Douglas Hunter, M.D.

    Fellowship AY 2024–2025
    Albany Medical College

  • Christine Kerr, D.O.

    Christine Kerr, D.O.

    Fellowship AY 2024–2025
    Main Medical Center

  • Lee Huynh Nguyen, M.D.

    Lee Huynh Nguyen, M.D.

    Fellowship AY 2024–2025
    Stanford University

  • Amaad Sulahria, D.O.

    Amaad Sulahria, D.O.

    Fellowship AY 2024–2025
    UC Davis, Davis Medical Center

Clinic Management
  • Eric Johnson, M.H.A.

    Division Practice Manager

  • Jennifer Sweeney, R.N.

    Nurse Manager

Clinical Staff
  • Navjot Deol

    Nurse Practitioner

  • Rebecca Hoss

    Senior Pharmacist

  • Mariya Kotova

    Senior Pharmacist

  • Matthew Roselli

    LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker)

Administrative Staff
  • Mureen Darrington

    Pain Fellowship and Education Coordinator

  • Nhi Nguyen

    Executive Assistant to the Pain Division Chief