Dr. Lorraine Vinci is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in Pain Management, Rehabilitation and Behavioral Medicine.

She completed her B.S. at Barry University, her Masters in Science at the Miami Institute of Psychology and her Psy.D. at Carlos Albizu University, in Miami, Florida. Dr. Vinci completed her internship at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Sunrise, Florida. Her postdoctoral fellowship was completed at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, VA, where she specialized in Pain Management and Behavioral Medicine.

She is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Dr. Vinci is a member of the American Psychological Association, and American Pain Society. She recently joined National Rehabilitation Hospital and is part of the cardiac, spinal cord injury and orthopedics programs. Her expertise extends to cultural and psychosocial issues and complicating issues of disability.  She is licensed in the District of Columbia.

Poster Presentations

Vinci, L.G., Chastain, D.C., Cook, A. J. (May 2004-Accepted). Returning to parental home after a diagnosis of chronic pain: Differences between remaining independent vs. relying on parental support. Poster Presentation for the Scientific Meeting of the American Pain Society and the Canadian Pain Society, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Toll, B.A., Gonzalez, E.A., Vinci, L. G., Pennell, P. (August 2000). MMPI-2 Profiles and Noncompliance in Renal Dialysis Patients. Poster Presentation for the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Brawer, P.A., Cook, A.J., Chastain, D.C., Vinci, L. G. (March 2004-Accepted). Does Stages of Change differentiate response to opioid treatment for chronic pain? Poster Presentation for the Society for Behavioral Medicine 25th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, Baltimore, M.D.

Lakatos, C., Brawer, P.A., Cook, A. J., Chastain, D. C., Vinci, L. G. (2003). Chronic opioid therapy, its effectiveness, and Psychological Assessment. Poster presented at the Conference on Improving Health Care Through Clinical Practice, Charlottesville, VA.