Todd W. Vanderah, PhD

Department Head, Pharmacology
Professor, Pharmacology
Co-Director, MD/PhD Dual Degree Program
Director, Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Professor, Anesthesiology
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Professor, Neurology
Professor, Neuroscience - GIDP
Professor, Physiological Sciences - GIDP
Regents Professor
Dr. Todd Vanderah

Room 647

520-626-7801
vanderah@arizona.edu

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UA Profile

Dr. Vanderah’s research explores opioid receptor pharmacology and the discovery of novel therapeutic targets. A prolific researcher, Dr. Vanderah has authored over 135 original research articles. He is actively involved in academic leadership as a member of the Pharmacology Executive Committee and the Dean’s Council on Faculty Affairs, and he directs the Medical Pharmacology Graduate Program. His expertise encompasses the pharmacology of both acute and chronic pain models, the functioning of endogenous opioid systems, sensory neural pathways, opioid tolerance, and the synergistic antinociceptive effects of cannabinoids and opioids in pain management.

Degrees

  • PhD: University of Arizona
Fellowship
University of Colorado, Denver, Neuropharmacology
Honors and Awards
College of Medicine – Tucson Faculty Teaching Award, Dean’s List for Excellence in Teaching, 2015
College of Medicine – Tucson Faculty Teaching Award, Dean’s List for Excellence in Teaching, 2014
College of Medicine – Tucson Faculty Teaching Award, Outstanding Achievement in Teaching by a Block, 2013
Research Interests

understanding and addressing cancer pain mechanisms, neuronal integration in pain pathways, neurochemical changes in neuropathy, neuronal plasticity