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Office
333 Cedar St
New Haven, CT 06510Phone+1 203-688-2984Fax+1 203-688-4092
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2005
- Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple UniversityClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 2004 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
- PA State Medical License 2002 - 2010
Clinical Trials
- Buprenorphine vs. Opioid Dose Escalation Among Patients With Chronic Pain Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Occurrence of Opioid-Related Neurocognitive Symptoms Associated With Long-term Opioid Therapy.Casey León, Minhee L Sung, Joel I Reisman, Weisong Liu, Robert D Kerns
The Clinical Journal of Pain. 2025-02-01 - 1 citationsPain Care at Home to Amplify Function: Protocol Article.Anne C Black, Sara N Edmond, Joseph W Frank, Audrey Abelleira, Jennifer L Snow
Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2025-01-01 - Pain Coping Skills Training for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: The HOPE Consortium Randomized Clinical Trial.Laura M Dember, Jesse Y Hsu, Rajnish Mehrotra, Kerri L Cavanaugh, Sahir Kalim
JAMA Internal Medicine. 2024-12-30
Journal Articles
- Impact of Cigarette Smoking Status on Pain Intensity Among Veterans with and Without Hepatitis CShaina M Lynch, Cynthia A Brandt, Sally G Haskell, William C Becker, Pain Medicine
- Project STEP: Implementing the Veterans Health Administration’s Stepped Care Model of Pain ManagementJohn J Sellinger, Lindsey M Dorflinger, Robert D Kerns, William C Becker, Christopher B Ruser, Pain Medicine
- A Brief, Integrated, Telephone-Based Intervention for Veterans Who Smoke and Have Chronic Pain: A Feasibility StudyWilliam C Becker, Sara N Edmond, Robert D Kerns, Pain Medicine
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Press Mentions
- VA Researcher, Former White House Policy Advisor, Leads Panel Recommending Solutions to the Opioid CrisisMarch 11th, 2022
- Opioids Backlash Leaves Some Struggling with Chronic PainNovember 17th, 2019
- Doctors Lax in Monitoring Potentially Addicting Drugs, Study SuggestsApril 16th, 2011
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