Dennis Turk, PhD

Dennis C. Turk, PhD, is the John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Research, the Director of the Fibromyalgia Research Program at the University of Washington, and a Special Government Employee within the US Food and Drug Administration. Prior to his current position he was Professor of Psychiatry and Anesthesiology and Director of the Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of The Clinical Journal of Pain. He is co-director of the Initiative on the Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT). His research has been funded continuously by NIH since 1977 and has been funded by the National Center for Health Statistics, the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research, as well as by a number of private foundations. Dr. Turk has published over 450 journal articles and chapters in scholarly texts, and has written and edited 13 volumes, most recently, The Pain Survival Guide: How to Reclaim Your Life.

Dr. Turk is the past President of the American Pain Society, and position he held from 2004-2006. He is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, Society of Behavioral Medicine, and Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research. Dr. Turk has received the American Psychological Association, Division of Health Psychology, Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award; the American Association of Pain Management’s Janet Travell Award for Outstanding Contribution to Pain Management; and the John C. Liebeskind Research Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Pain. Dr. Turk was identified as one of the Top 10 Leaders in Pain Research and Treatment Development by an international survey conducted by the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, which was published in "The Pain Clinic" in 2000.