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 treatment team at the University of Utah Pain Management Center, where she provides behavioral medicine services to people with chronic pain.
Academic Locations
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, 1996 |
| Doctoral Training | State University of New York at Binghamton Psychology Ph.D., 1995 |
| Doctoral Training | State University of New York at Binghamton Clinical Psychology Ph.D., 1995 |
| Internship | University of Pittsburgh Psychiatry Intern, 1993 |
| Graduate Training | State University of New York at Binghamton Psychology M.A., 1991 |
| Undergraduate | State University of New York at Stony Brook B.A., 1988 |
Selected Publications - Journal Articles
Journal Article
- Brogan SE, Sindt JE, Jackman CM, White J, Wilding V, Okifuji A (2019). Prospective Association of Serum Opioid Levels and Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Cancer Pain Treated With Intrathecal Opioid Therapy. Anesth Analg, 130(4), 1035-1044.
- Lamers OA, Kuck K, Okifuji A, Stuart AR, Johnson KB, Rijsdijk M (2019). Opioid-related beliefs and prescription modalities for postoperative pain of Dutch and American physicians. Pain Manag, 9(3), 239-250.
- Okifuji A, Neikrug A (2019). Update and future perspective of behavioral medicine in the treatment for chronic pain. Pain Manag, 9(2), 161-173.
- Iacob E, Hagn EE, Sindt J, Brogan S, Tadler SC, Kennington KS, Hare BD, Bokat CE, Donaldson GW, Okifuji A, Junkins SR (2017). Tertiary Care Clinical Experience with Intravenous Lidocaine Infusions for the Treatment of Chronic Pain. Pain Med, 19(6), 1245-1253.
- Neikrug AB, Donaldson G, Iacob E, Williams SL, Hamilton CA, Okifuji A (2017). Activity rhythms and clinical correlates in fibromyalgia. Pain, 158(8), 1417-1429.
- Okifuji A, Donaldson GW (2014). Use of ecological momentary assessment to monitor fibromyalgia. Pain Manag, 1(3), 195-7.