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Mark Sullivan, MD, PhD

Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington

1959 NE Pacific St.
Box 356560
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 685-3184

sullimar@u.washington.edu

Educational Background:

  • BS, University of Michigan- Ann Arbor, MI, Neuroscience, 1976
  • MA, Vanderbilt University Graduate School- Nashville, TN, Philosophy, 1982
  • PhD, Vanderbilt University Graduate School- Nashville, TN, Philosophy, 1982
  • MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine- Nashville, TN, Philosophy, 1984
  • Internship, University of Missouri Hospital- Columbia, MO, Family Medicine, 1985
  • Residency, University of Washington Medical School- Seattle, WA, Psychiatry, 1988

Current Research Interests:

  • Opiate use and pain management

CHAMMP-Related Projects:

Pain Tracker Project (PI: Sullivan)
Sponsor: CHAMMP Research Initiatives
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CHAMMP-Related Publications:

  • Braden JB, Russo JE, Fan MY,Edlund MJ, Martin BC,DeVries A, Sullivan MD. Emergency Department visits among recipients of chronic opioid therapy. Arch Intern Med, 2010; 170:1425-1432.
  • Edlund MJ, Fan MY, DeVries A, Braden JB, Martin BC Sullivan MD. An analysis of heavy utilizers of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain in the TROUP Study. J Pain Sympt Mgmt, 2010, 40:279-89.
  • Sullivan MD, Gaster B, Russo JE, Bowlby L, Rocco N, Sinex N,  Livovich J, Jasti H, Arnold RM. Randomized Trial of Web-based Training about Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain, Clin J Pain, 2010; 26:512-7.
  • Campbell CI, Weisner C, LeResche L, Ray GT, Saunders K, Sullivan MD, Merrill JO, Banta-Green C, Silverberg MJ, Boudreau D, Satre DD, Von Korff M. Age and sex trends in long-term opioid analgesic use for non-cancer pain. Am J Public Health, 2010 Aug 19 [Epub ahead of print]
  • Sullivan, M. D., Von Korff, M., Banta-Green, C., Merrill, J. O., & Saunders, K. (2010). Problems and concerns of patients receiving chronic opioid therapy for chronic non-cancer pain. Pain, 149: 345-53.
  • Dunn, K. M., Saunders, K. W., Rutter, C. M., Banta-Green, C. J., Merrill, J. O., Sullivan, M. D., et al. (2010). Opioid Prescriptions for Chronic Pain and Overdose: A Cohort Study. Annals of Internal Medicine, 152: 85-92
  • Banta-Green, C. J., Von Korff, M., Sullivan, M. D., Merrill, J. O., Doyle, S., & Saunders, K. (2010). The prescribed opioids difficulties scale: A patient-centered assessment of problems and concerns. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 26: 489-97.
  • Dunn, K. M., Saunders, K. D., Rutter, C. M., Banta-Green, C. J., Merrill, J. O., Sullivan, M. D., et al. (2010). Overdose and prescribed opioids: associations among chronic non-cancer pain patients. Annals of Internal Medicine, 152, 85-92.
  • Sullivan, M. D., Ciechanowski, P. S., Russo, J. E., Soine, L. A., Jordan-Keith, K., Caldwell, J. H. (2009). Understanding why patients delay seeking care for acute coronary syndromes. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2, 148-154.
  • Boudreau D Von Korff, M., Rutter, C., Saunders, K., Ray, G.T., Sullivan, M.D., et al. (2009). Trends in long-term opioid therapy for non-cancer pain. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Safety, 18, 1166-75.
  • Aggarwal, S. K., Carter, G. T., Sullivan, M. D., Morrill, R., ZumBrunnen, C., Mayer ,J. D. (2009). Medicinal use of cannabis in the United States: historical perspectives, current trends, and future directions. Journal Opioid Management, 5, 153-168.
  • Aggarwal, S. K., Carter, G. T., Sullivan, M. D., ZumBrunnen, C., Morrill, R., Mayer, J. D. (2009). Chacteristics of patients with chronic pain accessing treatment with medical cannabis in Washington State. Journal Opioid Management, 5, 257-86.
  • Cukierman, T., Gerstein, H. C., Williamson, J. D., Lazar, R. M., Lovato, L., Miller, M. E., et al. (2009). The relationship between baseline glycemia and cognitive function in people with type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors: the ACCORD - MIND Study. Diabetes Care, 32, 221-6.
  • Dobscha, S. K, Corson, K., Perrin, N. A., Hanson, G. C., Leibowitz, R. Q., Doak, M. N., et al. (2009). Collaborative care for chronic pain in primary care: a cluster-randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, 301, 1242-52.
  • Sullivan, M. D. (2009). The quest for rational chronic pain pharmacotherapy. General Hospital Psychiatry, 31, 203-5.
  • Wohlreich, M. M., Sullivan, M. D., Mallinckrodt, C. H., Chappell, A. S., Myers, T. M., Watkin, J. G., et al. (2009). Duloxetine for the treatment of major depressive disorder in elderly patients: treatment outcomes in patients with comorbid arthritis. Psychosomatics, 50, 402-412.
  • Edlund, M. J., Fan, M. Y., DeVries, A., Braden, J. B., Martin, B. C., Sullivan, M. D. (2010). Trends in use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain among individuals with mental health and substance use disorders: theTROUP study. Clinical Journal of Pain, 26, 1-8.
  • Saunders, K. D., Dunn, K. M., Merrill, J. O., Weisner, C. M., Rutter, C. M., Braden, J. B., et al. (2010). Relationship of opioid use and dosage levels to fractures in older chronic pain patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 5, 310-315.
  • Thielke, S., Edlund, M. J., Fan, M. Y., DeVries, A., Braden, J. B., Martin, B. C., et al. (2010). Age and sex trends in long-term opioid use in two large American Health systems between 2000 and 2005. Pain Medicine, 11, 248-56.
  • Braden, J. B., Sullivan, M. D., Ray, G. T., Saunders, K., Merrill, J. O., Silverberg, M. J., et al. (2009). Trends in prescribed opioid therapy for non-cancer pain for persons with a history of depression. General Hospital Psychiatry, 31, 567-570.
  • Weisner, C., Campbell, C. I., Ray, G. T., Saunders, K., Boudreau, D., Sullivan, M. D., et al. (2009). Trends in prescribed opioid therapy for non-cancer pain for individuals with prior substance use disorders. Pain, 145, 287-93.
  • Arnold, S.V., Spertus, J.A., Ciechanowski, P.S., Soine, L.A., Jordan-Keith, K., Caldwell, J.H., & Sullivan, M.D. (2009). Psychosocial modulators of angina response to myocardial ischemia. Circulation, 120(2), 126-133.
  • Sullivan, M.D., Ciechanowski, P.S., Russo, J.E., Spertus, J.A., Soine, L.A., Jordan-Keith, K., & Caldwell, J.H. (2008). Angina pectoris during daily activities and exercise stress testing: the role of inducible myocardialischemia and psychological distress, Pain, 139, 551–561
  • Ciechanowski, P., Sullivan, M., Jensen, M., Romano, J., & Summers, H. (2003). The relationship of attachment style to depression, catastrophizing and health care utilization in patients with chronic pain. Pain, 104, 627-637.
  • Roy-Byrne, P.P., Sullivan, M.D., Cowley, D.S., & Ries, R.K. (1993). Adjunctive treatment of benzodiazepinediscontinuation syndromes: a review. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 27, 143-153.
  • Sullivan, M.D., Verhulst, J.V., Russo, J., & Roy-Byrne, P.P. (1993). Pharmacotherapy vs. psychotherapy: Are psychiatrists polarized? American Journal of Psychotherapy, 47, 411-423.
  
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