DavidBorsookMDPhD

Professor of Anesthesiology at Boston Children’s Hospital. Director, Pain and Imaging Neuroscience (P.A.I.N.) Group at Boston Children’s, MGH and McLean Hospitals.

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Office
451 Strawberry Hill Road
Concord, MA 01742
Phone+1 617-281-7135

Education & Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 1987 - 1989
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1984 - 1987
University of the WitwatersrandClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

ID State Medical License 2020 - 2025
MA State Medical License 1989 - 2025
WA State Medical License 1989 - 1994
NY State Medical License 1990 - 1992
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Clinical Trials

Evaluation of Lamotrigine on Neuropathic Facial Pain Using fMRI Start of enrollment: 2005 Oct 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Treximet Migraine Brain Imaging Research Study Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Terminated
Frovatriptan and Menstrual Migraine Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Terminated
Molecular and Functional PET-fMRI Measures of Analgesia in Migraine Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
The Functional Neuroanatomy of the Human Physiological Stress Response Start of enrollment: 2019 Oct 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Biomarkers of stress as mind-body intervention outcomes for chronic pain: an evaluation of constructs and accepted measurement.
Sarah Nelson, Morgan Mitcheson, Bridget Nestor, Michelle Bosquet Enlow, David Borsook
Pain. 2024-11-01
Probing white matter microstructure in youth with chronic pain and its relation to catastrophizing using neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging.
Inge Timmers, Emma E Biggs, Lisa Bruckert, Alexandra G Tremblay-McGaw, Hui Zhang
Pain. 2024-11-01
Virtual Reality for Subacute Pain After Orthopedic Traumatic Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study.
Ryan A Mace, Julie R Brewer, Joshua E Cohen, Thuan V Ly, Michael J Weaver
The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2024-09-01

Lectures

Headache Cooperative of New England (HCNE) 22nd Annual Conference
Headache Cooperative of New England, Stowe, Vermont - 3/2/2012

Press Mentions

Are Psychedelics the Future of Pain Relief?February 9th, 2022
Study: Exposure to Light Causes Emotional and Physical Responses in Migraine SufferersJune 26th, 2017
Study in Teens Shows That Brain Responses to Rewards Are Linked to Pain SensitivityJanuary 26th, 2017
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Grant Support

Multimodal Brain Measures Of Migraine With AGE: Prepuberty To AdultNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2012
Brain Markers Of Low And High Frequency Episodic MigraineNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2011
CNS Plasticity In Pediatric Complex Regional Pain SyndromeNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2010–2011
Imaging Pain And Analgesia: Mentoring In Basic And Applied ResearchNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008–2011
FMRI Measures Of Central Sensitization In MigraineNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2006–2010
Plasticity In Human Trigeminal Somatosensory PathwaysNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2004–2008
FMRI Of Extracranial Hypersensitivity During MigraineNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2001–2002
CNS Reward/Aversion Circuitry Activated By Pain/OpioidsNational Institute On Drug Abuse2001
Proenkephalin Gene Regulation In Hypothalamic NeuronsNational Institute On Drug Abuse1995–1999
Gender Roles In CNS Activation (FMRI) By Pain &OpioidsNational Institute On Drug Abuse1998