John Markman founded and directs the University of Rochester’s Neuromedicine Pain Management Center and Translational Pain Research Program, a leading academic research site for the clinical study of chronic pain. John, a Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology, has chaired the Pain and Palliative Care Section of the American Academy of Neurology, served as a special government employee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recently completed a term on APAC.