Dr. Cholawat Pacharinsak

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Cholawat Pacharinsak is an Associate Professor and Director of Anesthesia, Pain Management, and Surgery at Stanford University's Department of Comparative Medicine. He is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (DACVAA). Pacharinsak received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand and completed his residency in Anesthesiology/Pain Management at Washington State University, where he also earned his Master's degree. He then completed his PhD in Comparative Molecular Biosciences at the University of Minnesota. Prior to joining Stanford, he served on the faculty at Michigan State University and Purdue University, and specialized at UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine. His research focuses on neurobiology of cancer pain, chemotherapeutic-induced peripheral neuropathy, and acute surgical pain models, aiming to improve clinical pain management through innovative methods, including sustained-release analgesics and refinement techniques. His research methodology includes electrophysiologic and behavioral techniques.

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