Dr. Theresa Lii

Biography

Theresa Lii is an anesthesiology-trained pain management physician and clinical researcher at Stanford University, focused on delineating placebo-expectancy mechanisms and drug-specific effects related to ketamine and psychedelic compounds for the treatment of chronic pain and depression. Her clinical focus is on Pain Medicine and Pain Management, and she is actively involved in evaluating the analgesic and antidepressant effects of ketamine in humans through rigorous clinical trials. Dr. Lii has an academic background that includes a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from Brown University, a Medical Degree from the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and completed her residency in Anesthesiology at Stanford University. Additionally, she has undergone fellowship training in Pain Management at the same institution. Dr. Lii holds board certifications from the American Board of Anesthesiology in both Pain Management and Anesthesiology, and is a member of the Professional Education Board at Stanford. Her research aims to evaluate the efficacy of ketamine compared to placebo for treating chronic pain and depression, particularly under propofol sedation conditions, and she is currently recruiting participants for a clinical trial.

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