Professor Mario Incayawar is a Quichua physician-scientist and educator interested in social neuroscience of pain and analgesia and cultural psychiatry. He is the recipient of the prestigious John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship 2006. He has published extensively in English, French and Spanish.


Dr. Todd received his medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and his MPH in Epidemiology from the UCLA School of Public Health.
He began his academic career at Emory University in Atlanta and subsequently moved to New York where he joined the faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and established the Pain and Emergency Medicine Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan. In 2011, he became the founding Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Karen O. Anderson, PhD, MPH
Department of Symptom Research
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Fabrizio Benedetti
Department of Neuroscience
University of Turin Medical School
National Institute of Neuroscience
Turin, Italy

Dinesh Bhugra
Professor of Mental Health and Cultural Diversity
Health Service & Population Research Department
Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
London, United Kingdom


Lise Bouchard, Ph.D.
Runajambi Institute for the Study of Quichua Culture and Health
Otavalo, Ecuador
Lyon College
Batesville, AR

Lynn Clark Callister, RN, PhD, FAAN
Professor, Brigham Young University College of Nursing
Salt Lake City, UT

Evelyn Ruiz Calvillo, R.N., D.N.Sc.
Professor Emeritus, California State University, Los Angeles
Advisory Committee Co-Chair for Cultural Competency, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Los Angeles, CA

Elisa Carlino
Department of Neuroscience
University of Turin Medical School
Turin, Italy

Simon K. C. Chan, MBBS
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong


Victor T. Chang, M.D.
Section Hematology/ Oncology, Medical Service
Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System
East Orange, NJ

Mitchell JM Cohen, MD
Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Lori E. Crosby, PsyD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH

Stephen Dahmer, MD
Family Medicine Physician
Beth Israel Continuum Center for Health and Healing
New York, NY

Lara Dhingra, Ph.D.
Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Beth Israel Medical Center
Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, NY

Patrick A. Dion, Ph.D.
Center of Excellence in Neuromics of Université de Montréal (CENUM)
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Université de Montréal, Department of pathology and cellular biology
Montreal, Quebec, Canada


Roger B. Fillingim, Ph.D
University of Florida, College of Dentistry
Gainesville, FL

Laura P. Gelfman, M.D.
Fellow in Palliative Medicine
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

Tony Gin, MD
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong


Burel R. Goodin, Ph.D
University of Florida, College of Dentistry
Gainesville, FL

Alexander R. Green, MD, MPH
Mongan Institute of Health Policy
The Disparities Solutions Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Carmen R. Green, M.D.
Department of Anesthesiology
University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Health Management and Policy
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, MI

Susham Gupta
Consultant Psychiatrist
East London NHS Foundation Trust
Assertive Outreach Team - City & Hackney
London, United Kingdom

Mohammadreza Hojat, PhD
Center for Research in Medical Education and Health Care
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA

Inger Margrethe Holter, PhD, RN
Project Coordinator
Norwegian Nurses Association
Norway

He Hong-Gu, PhD, RN, MD
Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
Singapore

Huda Abu-Saad Huijer, RN, PhD, FEANS, FAAN
Professor of Nursing Science
Director, Hariri School of Nursing
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon

Mario Incayawar, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.
Director
Runajambi Institute for the Study of Quichua Culture and Health
Otavalo, Ecuador

Oren K. Isacoff, MBE, BA, BSc
Center for Bioethics
School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Gurvinder Kalra
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital
Mumbai, India

Hesook Suzie Kim, PhD, RN
Professor Emerita
College of Nursing
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
Project Director for Research Programs
Institutt for helsefag
Buskerud University College
Drammen, Norway

Cheryl Koopman
Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Anna Lee, PhD, MPH
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Prince of Wales Hospital
Hong Kong

Keh-Ming Lin, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA


Graciete Lo, M.A.
Department of Psychology
Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Sioui Maldonado-Bouchard, B.Sc., M.Sc
Laboratory on Spinal Cord Injury Recovery
Interdisciplinary Program in Neurosciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX

Salimah H. Meghani, PhD, MBE, CRNP
Biobehavioral & Health Science Department
Center for Bioethics
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Nancy Merner Ph.D.
Center of Excellence in Neuromics of Université de Montréal (CENUM)
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Rod Moore, D.D.S., Ph.D.,
Doctor Odontology
Dental Phobia Research and Treatment Center
Dental Behavioral Science Unit
Royal Dental College, Faculty of Health Sciences
Århus University
Århus, Denmark

R. Sean Morrison, M.D.
Director, National Palliative Care Research Center
Hermann Merkin Professor of Palliative Care
Vice-Chair for Research
Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY

Bernardo Ng
University of California at San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Guadalupe R. Palos, DrPH
Office of Cancer Survivorship
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Mark J. Pletcher, MD, MPH
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Medicine
University of California at San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Antonella Pollo
Department of Neuroscience
University of Turin Faculty of Pharmacy
National Institute of Neuroscience
Turin, Italy

Mythili Prabhu, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI

Judy F. Pugh
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

Cielito Reyes-Gibby, DrPH
Department of Epidemiology
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

Fatima Rodriguez, MD, MPH
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Guy A. Rouleau M.D., Ph.D. F.R.C.P.C.
Center of Excellence in Neuromics of Université de Montréal (CENUM)
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Université de Montréal, Department of pathology and cellular biology
Centre of Excellence in Neuromics of Université de Montréal
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine Research Center
Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Donna Schwartz-Barcott, PhD, RN
Professor
College of Nursing
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

Emilie Scott, MD
Volunteer Professor
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA

Susan Sharp
PGSP-Stanford Psy.D. Consortium
Palo Alto University
Palo Alto, CA

Kimberly Sibille, Ph.D
University of Florida, College of Dentistry
Gainesville, FL

Anna Szuto M.Sc.
Center of Excellence in Neuromics of Université de Montréal (CENUM)
Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM) Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Raymond C. Tait, PhD
Vice President, Research
Professor, Department of Neurology & Psychiatry
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO

Raymond Y Teets, MD
Faculty, Beth Israel Family Medicine
Clinical Instructor, Department of Family and Social Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
New York, NY

Joseph Telfair, Dr.P.H., M.S.W., M.P.H.
Professor, Department of Public Health Education
School of Health and Human Performance












University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC


Knox H. Todd, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor and Chair
Department of Emergency Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX

John Tsoi, L.M.S.W.
Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, NY


Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen, PhD, RN
Professor, University of Eastern Finland
Kuopio, Finland

"This book is the first of its kind. Everyone realizes the importance of the psychosocial aspect of pain; indeed it is the subject of many papers. This book goes one step further and traces the roots of this aspect to its origin, the patient's culture and ethnicity, and provides hope that better understanding will lead to better evaluation and better pain control. This is a must read, not only for physicians, but also for nurses, psychologists, and social workers. 5 stars!" -- DOODY'S