Associate Professor
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Dr. Brooks is a Board Certified Anesthesiologist and Comprehensive Pain Management Physician who specializes in treating a variety of different pain conditions using a multimodal approach that includes treatments such as medication, injection therapies, and movement therapies. She works closely with her patients to develop a treatment plan that focuses on improving physical function and quality of life.
Her clinical research focuses on developing non-medication treatments for older adults with chronic pain. She has received 3 grants from the National Institutes of Health to support this research. She currently serves as the Associate Editor for Pain Medicine journal, Section on Pain & Aging.
Throughout her career, she has sought to use medicine as a conduit for justice and equity through her clinical work, teaching, clinical research focused on vulnerable populations, and community engagement. She received the 2019 WFBH Inclusion Award for developing and implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives in the Department of Anesthesiology and across the institution. In July 2020, she was appointed the Justice Thread Director at the Wake Forest School of Medicine. She also serves as the inaugural Vice Chair of Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the Department of Anesthesiology at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.
Dr. Brooks attended the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine from 2001-2005. She finished her intern year at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in 2006. She completed her Anesthesia residency training at the University of Birmingham at Alabama in 2009 and Pain Management Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 2010.
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Thursday, November 3, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET
Thursday, November 3, 2022
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET