Clinicn Investigator, Asst Prf Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mass General Research Institute

Assistant Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Part-time HSDM, Harvard Medical School

Assistant in Dentistry Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery-Dentist, Massachusetts General Hospital

DDS 1978

anesthesia, dental; arthralgia; education, dental; facial pain; mandibular nerve; pain threshold; pharmacokinetics; sex factors; synovial fluid; temporomandibular joint; temporomandibular joint disorders Dr Shaefer's research interests involve investigating the role of inflammatory mediators in chronic facial pain, the efficacy of treatments for orofacial pain / temporomandibular disorders (TMD), and the validity of diagnostic tests for the identification of TMD.