Employees

Marilyn S. Jacobs, Ph.D., ABPP is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst. Prior to this professional identity, she practiced emergency medicine as a physician’s assistant. She is in the [...]

Kimeron Hardin, PhD, ABPP is a licensed clinical psychologist with a 30+ year history of working with people with chronic pain. He received his PhD from the University of Southern Mississippi [...]

Dr. Melissa Canter is a licensed clinical psychologist with a background in neuropsychology and health psychology. She completed her doctorate degree at Alliant International University, [...]

Dr. David Talavera is a licensed clinical psychologist and earned his doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Houston. His research focused on examining the impact of [...]

Chris Gilbert PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist affiliated with UCSF’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, where he provides biofeedback for chronic pain and other health conditions. He [...]

Rachel Zoffness PhD is a pain psychologist, medical educator, consultant and author. She is a Visiting Professor at Stanford and an Assistant Clinical Professor at the UCSF School of Medicine. [...]

Dr. Shaliza Shorey is a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice. In addition to her clinical work, she teaches assessment seminars to post doctorate students as part of her role on [...]

Amanda Wagstaff, PhD, is a pediatric psychologist at University of California San Francisco (UCSF)’s Pediatric Brain Center. She provides cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to youth with various [...]

Dr. Heather King is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Pain Medicine. She holds two leadership positions: Pain Psychology Fellowship [...]

Greg Garavanian, PsyD is a founding member and past president of AAPP.  He has worked in multidisciplinary pain programs since 2004.  He is currently the program director of a functional [...]