Speaker Biography
Daniel B. Carr, MD
Chief Medical Officer & President
Javelin Pharmaceuticals
Daniel B. Carr, M.D was appointed President in June 2008 and has been Chief Medical Officer of Javelin since 2004. He is also the Saltonstall Professor of Pain Research in the Departments of Anesthesia and Medicine at Tufts Medical Center and also a founding director of the MS Program in Pain Research, Education & Policy of Tufts University School of Medicine. He is known internationally for his contributions to pain research, evidence-based pain medicine, and to the social and political aspects of pain relief.
He co-chaired and drafted major portions of the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Clinical Practice Guidelines on Acute and Cancer Pain Management, and has edited and authored over 300 articles and books spanning clinical practice, literature syntheses, and narrative medicine; systematic reviews in peer-reviewed publications.
Dr. Carr is also the recipient of many awards and honors from leading professional organizations and healthcare institutions worldwide. Dr. Carr received an MD with Honors (Alpha Omega Alpha) as well as MS and BS (Honors) degrees in Physics from Columbia University.