Daniel J Clauw, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Professor of Internal Medicine
Professor of Psychiatry and Executive Director
Pain and Opioid Research
Translational Research
Department of Anesthesiology
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Available to mentor

Daniel J Clauw, MD
Professor
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  • Qualifications
  • Center Memberships
  • Research Overview
  • Recent Publications
  • About

    Daniel Clauw is a Professor of Anesthesiology, Medicine (Rheumatology) and Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. He serves as Director of the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center and Co-Director of the HEAL National K12 Clinical Pain Career Development Program. Until January 2009 he also served as the first Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research within the University of Michigan Medical School, and PI of the UM Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA). He attended the University of Michigan for both undergraduate and medical school studies and then completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology Fellowship at Georgetown University. He joined the faculty at Georgetown University in 1990, and while there, founded the Georgetown Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center, and served as the Division Chief of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, and Vice Chair of the Department of Medicine. Since moving to UM in 2001, Dr. Clauw has continued his commitment to the clinical care and research into overlapping conditions such as Fibromyalgia, Gulf War Illnesses, and Interstitial Cystitis just to name a few, having become an internationally known expert in chronic pain, and especially the central nervous system contributions to chronic pain states, performing past or ongoing work in conditions such as low back pain, osteoarthritis, vulvodynia, endometriosis, irritable bowel syndrome, and temporomandibular joint disorder.

    Links
    • Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center
    • HEAL K12
    Qualifications
    • MD, Graduated with Honors
      University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, 1985
    • BS
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1981
    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Global REACH
    • Center Member
      Regenerative Medicine Resource Center
    Research Overview

    • Fibromyalgia
    • Chronic pain
    • Mechanisms of pain processing
    • Central Sensitization
    • Opioids
    • Cannabinoids
    • Nociplastic pain
    • Psychedelics

    Recent Publications See All Publications
    • Journal Article
      Fibromyalgia is associated with increased odds of prior pain-precipitated relapse among non-treatment-seeking individuals with opioid use disorder.
      Hall OT, Lagisetty P, Rausch J, Entrup P, Deaner M, Harte SE, Williams DA, Hassett AL, Clauw DJ. Ann Med, 2024 Dec; 56 (1): 2422050 DOI:10.1080/07853890.2024.2422050
      PMID: 39498530
    • Journal Article
      Protocol for a pragmatic trial of Cannabidiol (CBD) to improve chronic pain symptoms among United States Veterans.
      Bergmans RS, Wegryn-Jones R, Klida C, Kurtz V, Thomas L, Williams DA, Clauw DJ, Kidwell KM, Bohnert ASB, Boehnke KF. BMC Complement Med Ther, 2024 Jun 29; 24 (1): 250 DOI:10.1186/s12906-024-04558-3
      PMID: 38951902
    • Preprint
      Preliminary safety and effectiveness of psilocybin-assisted therapy in adults with fibromyalgia: An open-label, proof-of-concept clinical trial
      Aday JS, McAfee J, Conroy DA, Hosanagar A, Tarnal V, Weston C, Scott K, Horowitz D, Harte SE, Pouyan N, Glynos NG, Baker AK, Guss J, Davis AK, Burgess HJ, Mashour GA, Clauw DJ, Boehnke KF. PsyArXiv, DOI:10.31234/osf.io/j8zb5
    • Journal Article
      Antidepressant Medication Use for Treatment of Chronic Ocular Pain.
      De Lott LB, Khan N, Woodward MA, Clauw DJ, Galor A. Cornea, 2024 Nov 1; 43 (11): 1335 - 1339. DOI:10.1097/ICO.0000000000003646
      PMID: 39348714
    • Journal Article
      A Qualitative Assessment of Adolescent Symptom Report and Caregiver Concordance Following Outpatient Surgery
      Brown SES, Costa C, Kelly A, Oh S, Waitzman G, Dinh D, Clauw D, Waljee JF, Carlozzi NE. The Clinical Journal of Pain, DOI:10.1097/ajp.0000000000001255
    • Journal Article
      Risk Factors for Increased Opioid Use During Postoperative Intensive Care.
      Guichard L, Engoren MC, Li Y-J, Sigakis MJ, An X, Brummett CM, Mauck MC, Raghunathan K, Clauw DJ, Krishnamoorthy V. Crit Care Explor, 2024 Nov 1; 6 (11): e1172 DOI:10.1097/CCE.0000000000001172
      PMID: 39466155
    • Journal Article
      Validation of a holistic composite outcome measure for the evaluation of chronic pain interventions.
      Taylor RS, Neville Q, Mullin CM, Mekhail NA, Kallewaard JW, Hayek S, Pope JE, Hunter CW, Costandi SJ, Kapural L, Gilmore CA, Petersen EA, Patel KV, Eldabe S, Levy RM, Gilligan C, Durbhakula S, Abd-Elsayed A, Bedder M, Buchanan P, Hanson E, Leitner A, Soliday N, Duarte RV, Clauw DJ, Nurmikko TJ. Pain Rep, 2024 Dec; 9 (6): e1202 DOI:10.1097/PR9.0000000000001202
      PMID: 39403449
    • Journal Article
      Statistical modeling of acute and chronic pain patient-reported outcomes obtained from ecological momentary assessment.
      Leroux A, Crainiceanu C, Zeger S, Taub M, Ansari B, Wager TD, Bayman E, Coffey C, Langefeld C, McCarthy R, Tsodikov A, Brummet C, Clauw DJ, Edwards RR, Lindquist MA, ; A2CPS Consortium . Pain, 2024 Sep 1; 165 (9): 1955 - 1965. DOI:10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003214
      PMID: 38718196
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