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  • Psychiatry, Pain Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • 54 years of experience
  • Department Of Psychiatry University Of Miami School Of Medicine 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL 33136
  • (305) 243-6400

Brief Intro

David A. Fishbain, M.D., F.A.P.A., is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Adjunct Professor of Neurological Surgery and Anesthesiology at the University of Miami School of Medicine and The Rosomoff Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Center in Miami, Florida. A graduate of the University of Ottawa School of Medicine in Canada, Dr. Fishbain also holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Science degree in Microbiology from the University of Ottawa School of Science. He completed his internship in Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and his residency in Psychiatry at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Dr. Fishbain is triple boarded. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, with added qualifications in Geriatric Psychiatry and Pain Management. Dr. Fishbain was honored as a Distinguished Fellow by the American Psychiatric Association in 2003. Dr. Fishbain has developed a national and international reputation. He is the author of 223 publications (journal articles, letters to the editor, and book chapters) and 152 published abstracts. Most of these publications relate to chronic pain evaluation, treatment, and outcome. Dr. Fishbain also has been active in organized pain medicine and has been named to a number of committees within the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM). He is currently on the editorial boards of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Care in Pain and Symptom Control, Medical Disability Advisor, and the Journal of Opioid Management. He has served on the editorial boards of The Clinical Journal of Pain, the American Pain Society Bulletin, and the American Academy of Pain Medicine Newsletter. He has also been Regional Editor for The Pain Medicine Network Newsletter and is now Senior Editor of Pain Medicine as well as an editor for Cochrane Reviews. He is the psychiatric editor for Current Pain and Headache Reports and Pain Medicine News. Dr. Fishbain has been the Chair of the American Pain Society (APS) Scientific Program Committee for the 1993 APS meeting and the new research chair for the AAPM 2000 meeting and has served on the Florida Pain Management Commission.

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Education Background

RESIDENCY

University Of Miami Health System

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Univ Of Ottawa Fac Of Med - 1971

Languages Spoken

  • Spanish
  • English

Location & Hours

  • Department Of Psychiatry University Of Miami School Of Medicine
  • 1120 NW 14th St, Miami, FL 33136
  • Mon:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Tue:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Thu:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Fri:9:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sat:Closed
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Psychiatry
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Pain Medicine

Conditions Addressed

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Anxiety Phobic Disorders
  • Anxiety Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders
  • Cancer 74
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 71
  • Orthopedics 114
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 94
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 120
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 120
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 62
  • Children's Hospital 16
  • Urology 119
  • Psychiatry 65
  • Geriatrics 94
  • Rehabilitation 70
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 13
  • Ophthalmology 2
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 10
  • Rheumatology 1
  • Long Term Care 23
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 36