Dr. Doleys has been the director and owner of The Doleys Clinic since its inception in November 1979. Originally from Michigan, he received his PhD in Psychology in 1973 from the University of Miami, after which he completed a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Behavioral Therapy and Analysis at the University of Georgia.

 

He is a Diplomat of the American Academy of Pain Management and the American Board of Forensic Examiners. His previous appointments include Assistant Professor of Psychology from 1975-1979 at University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Psychology and Psychiatry from 1981-1991 at Brookwood Medical Center.

 

He is a member of several professional pain organizations and has presented lectures at local, regional, and national meetings on pain assessment, treatment, and outcomes research. He has authored or co-authored over 100 scientific articles and book chapters. He is a guest reviewer for several peer-reviewed medical journals.  His clinical and research interests involve the application of behavioral approaches to the assessment and treatment of chronic pain and outcomes for implantable technologies.