Max Slepian

Dr. Max Slepian is a Clinical and Health Psychologist and Lead Psychologist of the Transitional Pain Service and GoodHope Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Clinic at Toronto General Hospital. He is also a Clinician Investigator aligned with the Krembil Research Institute and Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at University of Toronto. Dr. Slepian came to Toronto after completing his PhD at Ohio University and psychology residency at the University of Washington in Seattle. His research focuses on the role of psychological factors, particularly resilience, in the experience of pain and the development of chronic pain. He also researches and practices psychological interventions for management of acute and chronic pain and to prevent the development of chronic pain.