About me

Sean Mackey is Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine and Redlich Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Neurosciences and Neurology at Stanford University. Dr. Mackey received his undergraduate and master’s degree in bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania. He earned a Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering, as well as his M.D., from the University of Arizona. Under Dr. Mackey’s leadership, the Stanford Pain Management Center has twice been designated a Center of Excellence by the American Pain Society (APS). As Director of the Stanford Systems Neuroscience and Pain Lab, his primary research interest involves the use of advanced psychophysical, neurobehavioral and neuroimaging tools to investigate chronic pain. Currently, he is the developer of a free, open-source learning health system—Collaborative Health Outcomes Information Registry (CHOIR). Dr. Mackey has served as principal investigator for multiple NIH and foundation-sponsored grants to investigate mechanisms of chronic pain.