James P Robinson, MD, PhD

James Robinson, MD, is a board certified physician at the Center for Pain Relief at UWMC Roosevelt and a UW professor of Rehabilitation Medicine. Dr. Robinson believes in a rehabilitative approach to chronic pain. Key elements of this are empowering patients to optimize self-management of chronic pain disorders and encouraging them to take as much responsibility for self-management as is feasible. Dr. Robinson earned his M.D. at UCLA. His clinical interests include the evaluation and conservative treatment of spine conditions and the treatment of fibromyalgia. His research interests include the rehabilitative treatment of fibromyalgia, and attitudes and decision-making strategies among patients regarding chronic opioid therapy.

Education and Training

• UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Residency, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency, Psychiatry
• UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fellowship, Rehabilitation Medicine
• Veterans Adm. Med. Center (Wadsworth), Internship, Internal Medicine
• UCLA, School of Medicine, Medical education, 1978

Board Certifications

• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 1985, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehab