About Us
PainUSA is a Stanford-led digital health initiative designed to bring patients, clinicians, and researchers together around better chronic pain care. Under the leadership of Dr. Sean Mackey and Dr. Beth Darnall, the platform prioritizes scalable education, registry-informed insights, and sustained community engagement.
Mission & Vision
PainUSA’s mission is to improve the lives of people with pain by building a national, patient-centered learning health system that generates real-world evidence, accelerates discovery, and drives better, more equitable pain care.
We envision future in which pain care is guided by high-quality real-world data, informed by patients’ lived experiences, and translated rapidly into effective, accessible, and accountable care for all.
We envision future in which pain care is guided by high-quality real-world data, informed by patients’ lived experiences, and translated rapidly into effective, accessible, and accountable care for all.
Chronic pain affects over 100 million Americans, with an economic impact of $560-635 billion annually.
PainUSA provides enhanced education for patients, the public, and healthcare professionals to improve understanding and management of pain.
By using real-world data, personalized recommendations are delivered at point of care for every patient.
Our Board
Sean Mackey, MD, PhD
Board Member, PainUSA
Beth Darnall, PhD
Co-founder, PainUSA