Akiko Okifuji,
PhD
Languages Spoken: English, Japanese
Akiko Okifuji, PhD is Professor of Anesthesiology, Scott M Smith MD Presidential Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology at the University of Utah. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who is specialized in the psychosocial evaluation and management of chronic pain. She is also a pain researcher. She has been a principle investigator and co-investigator of various NIH funded projects in pain medicine.
Her current research interests include rehabilitative approaches to fibromyalgia, weight management in chronic pain, women’s issues in chronic pain, cost effectiveness of multidisciplinary pain care approaches, and cognitive-behavioral aspects of chronic pain. She is also a member of treatment team at the University of Utah Pain Management Center, where she provides behavioral medicine services to people with chronic pain.
Specialties
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Anesthesiology
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Professor |
Akiko Okifuji, PhD is Professor of Anesthesiology, Scott M Smith MD Presidential Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology at the University of Utah. She is a licensed clinical psychologist who is specialized in the psychosocial evaluation and management of chronic pain. She is also a pain researcher. She has been a principle investigator and co-investigator of various NIH funded projects in pain medicine.
Her current research interests include rehabilitative approaches to fibromyalgia, weight management in chronic pain, women’s issues in chronic pain, cost effectiveness of multidisciplinary pain care approaches, and cognitive-behavioral aspects of chronic pain. She is also a member of the treatment team at the University of Utah Pain Management Center, where she provides behavioral medicine services to people with chronic pain.
Academic Locations
Pain Management Center
Pain Research Center
801-585-7690
Board Certification and Academic Information
| Academic Departments | Anesthesiology
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Professor |
Research Interests
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic pain management
- Weight Management in Chronic Pain
- Behavioral Medicine
Education History
| Fellowship | University of Pittsburgh Psychology Fellow |
| Doctoral Training | State University of New York at Binghamton Psychology Ph.D. |
| Doctoral Training | State University of New York at Binghamton Clinical Psychology Ph.D. |
| Internship | University of Pittsburgh Psychiatry Intern |
| Graduate Training | State University of New York at Binghamton Psychology M.A. |
| Undergraduate | State University of New York at Stony Brook B.A. |