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Karen Seal

Professor · University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine

Credentials: · ·

History

University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
Present

University of California-San Francisco
2001–2003
Internal Medicine
University of California-San Francisco
1994–1997
Stanford University School of Medicine
1990–1994
Brown University
1982–1985
University of California, Berkeley

Research

Bringing the war back home: mental health disorders among 103,788 US veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan seen at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities
Archives of Internal Medicine · 2007 · First of 5 authors · Corresponding · 657 citations
Trends and risk factors for mental health diagnoses among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans using Department of Veterans Affairs health care, 2002-2008
American Journal of Public Health · 2009 · First of 6 authors · Corresponding · 538 citations
Association of mental health disorders with prescription opioids and high-risk opioid use in US veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan
JAMA · 2012 · First of 7 authors · Corresponding · 420 citations

SM
Shira Maguen
47 papers
Thomas Neylan
27 papers
Beth Cohen
23 papers
WB
William Becker
19 papers · 13 as a resident
JP
Jeffrey Pyne
13 papers
Beth DeRonne
11 papers
BE
Brian Edlin
10 papers
BS
Brian Shiner
9 papers
Charles Marmar
9 papers
EK
Erin Krebs
9 papers
BM
Benjamin Morasco
7 papers
Alison Huang
6 papers

Grants

Pain Management Teams Using Whole Health to Optimize Function and Safety in Veterans: The TEAMWORK Trial
Department of Veterans Affairs · UG3
PI · Va Connecticut Healthcare System
2024–2029
Leveraging VA National Data, Expert Consensus, and Veteran Input to Develop and Refine a Pragmatic Trial Protocol Comparing Integrated Interventions to Address Co-Occurring Pain and PTSD in Veterans
Department of Veterans Affairs · I21
Contact PI · Veterans Affairs Med Ctr San Francisco
2025–2026
Implementation of a Pragmatic Trial of Whole Health Team vs. Primary Care Group Education to Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Improve Pain, Function and Quality of Life in Veterans
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health · UH3
Contact PI · $6.9M · Northern California Institute/Res/Edu
2020–2025
Measurement Science QUERI Program
Department of Veterans Affairs · IP1
PI · Veterans Affairs Med Ctr San Francisco
2015–2020

Clinical trials

Pain Management Teams Using Whole Health to Optimize Function and Safety in Veterans: The TEAMWORK Trial
Principal investigator · Recruiting
VA Office of Research and Development
2025–2029
Developing and Testing a COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance Intervention
Principal investigator · Completed
VA Office of Research and Development
2022–2024
Pragmatic Trial of WHT vs. PC-GE to Promote Non-Pharmacological Strategies to Treat Chronic Pain in Veterans
Principal investigator · Completed
San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
2020–2025
Motivational Coaching to Enhance Mental Health Engagement in Rural Veterans
Principal investigator · Completed
VA Office of Research and Development
2015–2018