Pain Management Team

Our Cook Children's Pain Management program uses a team approach in caring for infants, children and adolescents with acute and chronic pain. Our program consists of our inpatient pain consultation service and our outpatient Pain Management clinic.

Many children we see are either referred to us by their doctor during a hospitalization or by their primary care doctor or specialist. Our Cook Children's Pain Management team works closely with your child's entire health care team across many different specialties:

• Gastroenterology
• Genetics
• Hematology and Oncology
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Orthopedics
• Palliative Care
• Pediatric Surgery
• Rheumatology
• Rehabilitation
• Sleep Medicine
• Sports Medicine
• Urology
• Wound Care

Advanced practice providers

• Wendy Wood, APRN, FNP
  Inpatient nurse practitioner
• Buffie Guynes, APRN, PNP-AC
  Inpatient nurse practitioner
• Lauren Kenny, APRN, CPNP-PC
  Outpatient nurse practitioner

Clinical Therapy

• Matthew Reed, LCSW, BCB
  Pain clinical therapist
• Jenny Vilayvanh, LCSW
  Clinical Therapists

Physical Therapy

• Melissa Bro, PT, DPT, SCS
  Physical Therapist
• Jenny Arey, PT, DPT, OCS, CMPT
  Physical Therapist

Nurses

• Chansey Pullen, RN, BSN
  Pain Management service coordinator
• Katie Walton, RN, BSN
  Clinic nurse

Massage Therapy

• Cynthia Benefield, BCTMB, LMT, MTI, CLT, CPMT
  Massage therapist
• Jordan Arroyo, LMT, CPMT
  Massage therapist

Yoga Therapists

• Stacy Bush, 200 RYT, 500 E-RYT, Reiki Masters
  Yoga therapist
• Gina Shelton, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500
  Yoga therapist

Social Work

• Hannah Carter, LCSW
  Social Worker

We recognize that an unexpected illness, injury or long-term condition can affect a child's entire support system physically, emotionally and financially. In addition to our medical team, our Family Support Services program, Child Life specialists and social services can provide additional layers of support and resources as you navigate this health care journey. You will find a list of health care professionals who may be involved in your child's care, here.