Dr. Andrea Furlan
Dr. Andrea Furlan is a physician, researcher, educator, and leading voice in chronic pain management. She earned her medical degree and Physiatry residency at the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, then immigrated to Canada, completing a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Toronto. Now a Full Professor of Medicine at U of T, she is also a Scientist at the Institute for Work & Health, Senior Scientist at KITE, and treats patients at the Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute. In 2019, she launched a YouTube channel sharing evidence-based, holistic pain strategies, which has grown to over 700K subscribers. She aims to help one million people live their best lives despite pain and is the author of 8 Steps to Conquer Chronic Pain (2023) and You Are Unique and So Is Your Pain (2025).