Professor Finniss is a clinician and researcher at the Department of Anaesthesia and the University of Sydney Pain Management Research Institute, Royal North Shore Hospital. He has published numerous papers in International peer reviewed journals and contributed several book chapters in the field of placebo analgesia, particularly on clinical implications. He served as the Chair of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) group on Placebo for 15 years and regularly presents his work at International meetings. He has held and continues to hold leadership positions in Pain Management in Australia and Internationally.