Patrick B. Wood, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer, Angler Biomedical Technologies, LLC
Senior Medical Advisor, National Fibromyalgia Association

Patrick B. Wood, M.D., is the Chief Medical Officer of Angler Biomedical Technologies, LLC, a private company whose primary focus is improving the understanding and treatment of fibromyalgia. He also serves as Senior Medical Advisor to the National Fibromyalgia Association. Prior to founding Angler Biomedical, Dr. Wood directed the Fibromyalgia Research Program and Fibromyalgia Care Clinic at LSU Health Sciences Center, where he served as assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine with adjunct appointments in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry. Dr. Wood attended medical school and completed residency training in Family Medicine at LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. Following his residency, he undertook an additional research fellowship in Psychopharmacology and Neuroimaging within the LSU Department of Psychiatry. He recently served as Visiting Scholar at the Centre for Research on Pain at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, where he used positron emission tomography to evaluate the reactivity mesolimbic dopamine in patients with fibromyalgia in response to noxious stimulation. He has been twice recognized by the National Institutes of Health for his innovative research.