Dr. Bradley is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology. Dr. Bradley is an international authority on cognitive-behavioral training in pain coping skills for patients with musculoskeletal disorders and in mechanisms underlying abnormal pain sensitivity in these patients. His expertise as a clinical psychologist and biobehavioral researcher brings an important new dimension and expanded MSD focus to our UAB CERTS. Dr. Bradley is co-investigator for the Developing Tailored Patient Educational Messages to Promote Appropriate Receipt of Total Joint Replacement (TJR).