Faye Weinstein, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry & the Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Weinstein attended the University of California at Los Angeles for her B.A. in Psychology, and M.A. and Ph.D. in Education/ Counseling Psychology. Her post-doctoral training was completed at St. John’s Health Center at the Richeimer Pain Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center/ Department of Psychiatry, and at the USC Pain Center/Keck School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry. Dr. Weinstein is Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.

Research areas of interest include chronic pain, patient-provider communication, psychological trauma, attachment style and health seeking behaviors, integrative medicine, and new technology, including virtual reality.

Dr. Weinstein’s clinical areas of interest include pain management psychology, stress management, post-traumatic stress, and anxiety disorders. Dr. Weinstein’s contribution to resident education has focused on reinforcing the importance of interpersonal and communication skills, creating a therapeutic alliance with patients, and mechanisms for stress reduction in self-care.