Associate Professor/Co-Director, Overdose Prevention Engagement Network
University of Michigan
Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology with tenure at the University of Michigan and a joint appointment in the Department of Health Management and Policy at the School of Public Health. Additionally, he is Co-Director of the Overdose Prevention Engagement Network (OPEN). A clinician-scientist and practicing physician anesthesiologist, Dr. Bicket has pioneered evidence-based approaches to reduce harms related to opioids and improve the treatment of persons who experience pain.
He currently leads multiple NIH R01 studies examining pain-related outcomes for persons with opioid use disorder and complex pain who have surgery and serves as PI for two pragmatic trials funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute including the CARES study, an international randomized clinical trial examining commonly prescribed treatments for postoperative pain. He previously served on the National Academy of Medicine ad hoc Committee on evidence for opioid prescribing guidelines in 2018-2019 and a workshop on opioid disposal in 2023. Dr. Bicket has advised the White House, FDA, CMS, state governments, and national organizations on pain and opioid issues. His research, which includes 148 peer-reviewed articles, has appeared in JAMA, NEJM, and BMJ and has been supported by the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER), SAMHSA, and CDC.
