Dr. John T. Farrar is working as an Associate Professor of Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care at The University of Pennsylvania Health System. He is working as Member, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center, Attending Staff, Penn Pain Medicine Center, Department of Anesthesia, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia PA, Clinical Associate, Department of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania, Senior Scholar, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, University of Pennsylvania, Co-Director, Biostatistics Analysis Center, Biostatistical and Epidemiology Consulting Center, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Co-Director, Biostatistics Analysis Center/Biostatistical and Epidemiology Consulting Center, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,(2004-Interim Director), University of Pennsylvania, Director, Undergraduate Medical Education in Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, Deputy Director, Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology Program, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia, PA. He received his M.D from The University of Rochester School of Medicine, 1981. His research interests include: Research related to pain including the use of new pain medications, brain function in people with pain, complementary and alternative therapies, and new methodologies for understanding how patients report their pain in clinical trials. Current research includes ongoing studies of acupuncture for the treatment of pain in osteo-arthritis patients and chronic fatigue in cancer patients, brain imaging of patients with pain, and studies of cancer treatment related pain.

Research related to pain including the use of new pain medications, brain function in people with pain, complementary and alternative therapies, and new methodologies for understanding how patients report their pain in clinical trials. Current research includes ongoing studies of acupuncture for the treatment of pain in osteo-arthritis patients and chronic fatigue in cancer patients, brain imaging of patients with pain, and studies of cancer treatment related pain