Biographical Sketch
Judith Scheman, PhD, is Program Director of the Chronic Pain Rehabilitation Program in the Section of Pain Medicine at the Neurological Institute of Cleveland Clinic as well as the Graduate Training Director. She received her BS from the University of Washington, and MA and PhD degrees from Kent State University. She completed specialty training during an internship at the Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical Center in behavioral medicine, risk factor reduction in cardiology, addictions and pain.
Dr. Scheman is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Special Interest Group in the American Pain Society (APS). In addition to being a member of APS, she is also a member of the International Association for the Study of Pain and the American Psychological Association.
She has presented at numerous national and international meetings on the topic of outcomes in interdisciplinary pain rehabilitation.
Specialty Interests
chronic pain rehabilitation
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