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Marc O. Martel is an Associate Professor at McGill University's Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences. His primary research focuses on exploring the psychological and biological determinants of prescription opioid misuse and addiction in patients with chronic pain who are prescribed opioid medications. In parallel, he conducts research examining factors associated with cannabis use problems in these patients. His key research methodologies include self-report questionnaires, electronic diaries, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) procedures, structured clinical interviews, and quantitative sensory testing (QST). Much of his research is conducted in collaboration with clinicians and researchers at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), specifically within the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit (AEPMU) and the Alan Edwards Centre for Research on Pain (AECRP). He has extensive expertise in pain, chronic pain, opioid misuse and addiction, mental health, and biopsychosocial factors, contributing significantly to the field of pain neuroscience.
Department: Department of Medicine. Program: Experimental Medicine.