Sean Mackey, MD, PhD

Redlich Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine

Dr. Mackey is a physician-scientist focused on pain, neuroscience, outcomes and policy research.

He is a physician-scientist trained and experienced in neuroimaging, psychophysics, public health, health policy, patient outcomes and medical education.

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June 15, 2017

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Women who focus negatively, magnify chronic pain, more likely to be taking prescribed opioids Science Daily

Read More Women who focus negatively, magnify chronic pain, more likely to be taking prescribed opioids - Science Daily
May 02, 2017

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A pain doctor explains how he balances his patients’ needs with the opioid epidemic’s lessons Vox...

Read More A pain doctor explains how he balances his patients’ needs with the opioid epidemic’s lessons - Vox
March 14, 2017

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Taking painkillers with sleeping pills is an increasingly risky business - Scope

Read More Taking painkillers with sleeping pills is an increasingly risky business - Scope - Scope
March 03, 2017

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Pain and the brain: How love, fear, and much more affect the experience of pain - Scope

Read More Pain and the brain: How love, fear, and much more affect the experience of pain - Scope - Scope
January 25, 2017

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Sickening, gruelling or frightful: how doctors measure pain | John Walsh The Guardian

Read More Sickening, gruelling or frightful: how doctors measure pain | John Walsh - The Guardian
January 21, 2017

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A ‘civil war’ over painkillers rips apart the medical community PBS NewsHour

Read More A ‘civil war’ over painkillers rips apart the medical community - PBS NewsHour

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Sean Mackey

Sean Mackey, MD, PhD

Dr. Mackey is a physician-scientist focused on pain, neuroscience, outcomes and policy research.

Latest News

"The strain in pain lies mainly in the brain."

Featured Video: What is Pain?

Sean Mackey, MD, PhD

Sean Mackey, MD, PhD

Dr. Mackey is a physician-scientist focused on pain, neuroscience, outcomes and policy research.

Latest News

Women who focus negatively, magnify chronic pain, more likely to be taking prescribed opioids - Science Daily

A pain doctor explains how he balances his patients’ needs with the opioid epidemic’s lessons - Vox

Taking painkillers with sleeping pills is an increasingly risky business - Scope - Scope

Pain and the brain: How love, fear, and much more affect the experience of pain - Scope - Scope

Sickening, gruelling or frightful: how doctors measure pain | John Walsh - The Guardian

A ‘civil war’ over painkillers rips apart the medical community - PBS NewsHour

"The strain in pain lies mainly in the brain."

Featured Video: What is Pain?

Sean Mackey, MD, PhD