Professor
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Jeff Gudin, MD is faculty at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management. He completed his residency in Anesthesiology at the Yale University School of Medicine and his fellowship at the Yale Center for Pain Management. For nearly 20 years, Dr. Gudin directed a Pain and Palliative Care program in New Jersey. He has authored numerous peer reviewed publications, and has assisted in drug development and analgesic clinical trial design. Dr Gudin was principal investigator on an NIH funded analgesic research project through the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) to study the pharmacology and safety of a novel molecule/ formulation for the treatment of pain. Dr. Gudin remains active in teaching and research and has lectured internationally on pain management, palliative care and addiction medicine. He was previous Co-Editor in Chief of the journal Practical Pain Management.

Adult Nurse Practitioner
Stanford Health Care - Division Pain Medicine
Division Pain Medicine, Stanford Health Care
San Carlos, California

Theresa is an Adult Nurse Practitioner with over 29 years’ experience at Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, California. She received her graduate degree from University of California, San Francisco. Her current clinical practice within the Division of Pain Medicine, focuses primarily on evaluation and treatment of individuals suffering from acute and chronic pain conditions in both the acute care and outpatient settings.

Theresa is a nationally recognized clinician, speaker, author and thought leader in the field of pain management, and a few of her national leadership roles have included past co-chair of the AANP pain management SIG, founding co-chair of the AAPM APP SIG, board member AAPM foundation and founding board member of the Pain Medicine Academy of Advance Practice Practitioners (PMAAPPs).

Professor of Anesthesiology, Neurosciences Service Line Director
University of Arkansas for Medical Science
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansas

Johnathan Goree MD is a Professor of Anesthesiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences where he is the Neurosciences Service Line Director, Chief of Staff and Director of the Chronic Pain Division at UAMS Health. In these roles, Dr. Goree has clinical, financial, and quality oversight for over 50 physician practices across the health system including interventional pain, neurosurgical, neurology, and neurointerventional practices. In his clinical practice, Dr. Goree considers himself a “quality of life” specialist who focuses on patient led goals instead of pathology. He has published over 50 peer reviewed manuscripts and given 100s of national and international lectures.

Pain Management Clinical Pharmacist
Saratoga Hospital Medical Group
Saratoga Springs, New York

Dr. Jeffrey J. Bettinger, PharmD, is a Pain Management Clinical Pharmacist with Saratoga Hospital Medical Group in Saratoga, NY. He earned his PharmD from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 2017. Following his doctoral training, he completed a PGY1 and PGY2 Pain and Palliative Care residency at the Stratton VAMC in Albany, NY.

Dr. Bettinger’s current position with SHMG involves him working alongside primary care providers where he specializes in complex and high-risk pain medication management through direct patient care and electronic consult services. He consults regularly with their inpatient team for acute pain cases, as well as various other specialists.

Aside from his clinical expertise, he has served on several boards for different pain organizations including SPPCP and AAPM. Dr. Bettinger has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in pain management, serves as the Clinical Pharmacology Editor of MedCentral, and regularly presents at regional and national meetings.

Chief Medical Officer
Gentiva Hospice, Illumia Health, Empatia Palliative Care
North Little Rock, Arkansas

Dr. Carrie Hyde is a palliative care physician and healthcare executive specializing in complex pain and symptom management. As the Chief Medical Officer of the Palliative Care Division at Gentiva, she leads national initiatives to improve serious illness care in the community. With over a decade of experience across academic centers, value-based organizations, and telemedicine, she has developed innovative clinical protocols and interdisciplinary care models to enhance patient outcomes.

Dr. Hyde is certified in acupuncture through the Helms Medical Institute in Berkeley, CA, integrating multimodal pain strategies to optimize quality of life. She is passionate about expert communication, comprehensive pain management, and guiding patients through the complexities of the healthcare system.

Outside of her professional work, she has been married for 13 years and is a proud mother of three boys. She enjoys spending time with her family and dogs, watching baseball, reading, blogging, gardening, and painting.