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Hance Clarke

hance.clarke@uhn.ca

Publications

Location
UHN-Toronto General Hospital
Research Interests
Surgical Research, Pain, Genetics
Research Themes
Other

Research Synopsis

Dr. Clarke is a staff anesthesiologist, Director of Pain Services, and the Pain Research Unit at the Toronto General Hospital. Dr. Clarke is currently the knowledge Translation Chair for the University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain and a Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto. He currently holds the GoodHope Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Chair in Translational Medicine.

He has been recognized internationally for his research productivity and improvements to patient care, such as the development of the Toronto General Hospital Transitional Pain Service. Dr. Clarke has also played a leading role in educating the Canadian public about pain control, risk factors for chronic opioid use, alternatives to opioids as a pioneering strategy at TGH, misconceptions about opioid use, and the need for further studies on understanding the beneficial and adverse effects of cannabis.