DrCrystian Bitencourt Oliveira

Dr Crystian Oliveira is a research fellow at the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Sydney Local Health District and the School of Public Health. His research focuses on improving the care and understanding of people with musculoskeletal pain.

He has published >70 publications receiving >2600 citations (h-index 17) and is ranked in the top 0.11% of 63,151 world experts on back pain (ExpertScape). He is on the editorial board of two journals in the field: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders and Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. He has reviewed >90 papers for 29 journals (including the top generalist eg Ann Intern Med, JAMA Inter Med) and field-specific journals (eg Lancet Rheumatology). He has presented at conferences in the field, including the International Forum for Back and Neck Pain Research.