Gary M. Reisfield MD

Gary M. Reisfield, MD, is an assistant professor in the Divisions of Addiction Medicine, Pain Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Reisfield has completed a residency in anesthesiology and fellowships in pain medicine and addiction medicine, and is board certified in all three specialties. His major research interest is adherence monitoring in long-term opioid therapy, and he has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles on this topic. He holds editorial positions with Journal of Analytical Toxicology, Journal of Opioid Management, and Pain Medicine, and is a certified Medical Review Officer.

Dr. Reisfield specializes in the management of chronic cancer and non-cancer pain in individuals with concurrent substance use disorders, dividing his time between the University of Florida's Gainesville campus and the urban campus in Jacksonville. He is dedicated to providing care of the highest quality and to advancing the educational and research aims of the pain and substance abuse disciplines.


He believes that pain has both physical and emotional dimensions, and that the experience of pain is determined by the interaction of the pain with social, environmental, occupational, familial, and psychological factors. He feels that key goals for patients with chronic pain include reducing the pain, improving function in major life spheres, enhancing quality of life, and reducing dependence on the healthcare system