- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Luis F. Buenaver
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Background
Dr. Buenaver directs the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program at Johns Hopkins’ Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the School of Medicine.
A graduate of the University of Arizona, Dr. Buenaver earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed his predoctoral internship at Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Buenaver is a licensed psychologist.
Dr. Buenaver's clinical practice centers on pain management and the evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders (particularly chronic insomnia.) He has presented and published on topics including factors contributing to chronic pain and sleep disorders.
His research focuses on pain and sleep: studying and designing interventions to alter behavioral and psychological mechanisms that contribute to chronic pain and associated disability and understanding the role of sleep disturbance in chronic pain to learn how sleep loss and factors that drive sleep disturbance contribute to pain, disability, and negative mood.
Additional Academic Titles
Associate Professor of Neurology
Selected Publications
Buenaver LF, Quartana PJ, Grace EG, Sarlani E, Simango M, Edwards RR, Haythornthwaite JA, Smith MT. Evidence for indirect effects of pain catastrophizing on clinical pain among myofascial temporomandibular disorder participants: the mediating role of sleep disturbance. PMID: 22417656
Finan PH, Buenaver LF, Bounds SC, Hussain S, Park RJ, Haque UJ, Campbell CM, Haythornthwaite JA, Edwards RR, Smith MT. Discordance between pain and radiographic severity in knee osteoarthritis: findings from quantitative sensory testing of central sensitization. Arthritis Rheum. 2013 Feb;65(2):363-72. doi: 10.1002/art.34646. PMID: 22961435
Sowho MO, Woods MJ, Biselli P, McGinley BM, Buenaver LF, Kirkness JP. Nasal insufflation treatment adherence in obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Breath. 2014 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25015548
Spira AP, Runko VT, Finan PH, Kaufmann CN, Bounds SC, Liu L, Buenaver LF, McCauley LM, Ancoli-Israel S, Smith MT. Circadian rest/activity rhythms in knee osteoarthritis with insomnia: A study of osteoarthritis patients and pain-free controls with insomnia or normal sleep. Chronobiol Int. 2014 Oct 7:1-6. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25290041
Wideman TH, Finan PH, Edwards RR, Quartana PJ, Buenaver LF, Haythornthwaite JA, Smith MT. Increased sensitivity to physical activity among individuals with knee osteoarthritis: relation to pain outcomes, psychological factors, and responses to quantitative sensory testing. PMID: 24378879
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Psychiatry, 2008Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center
Fellowship, Neuropsychology, 2004VCU College of Health Professions
Graduate School, PhD, 2003Board Certifications
Sleep Medicine
American Board of Sleep Medicine, 2008Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
4.8 out of 5
37 ratings, 9 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/21/2025
Dr. Buenaver is very empathetic to my sleep difficulties and the reasons for the sleep disturbance. He listens intently and offered solutions that are manageable.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/17/2024
Excellent communicator
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/15/2024
Excellent
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/8/2024
Very knowledgeable and thorough
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/4/2024
Dr. Buenaver is a very caring professional who takes the time to fully explain things and gives clear directions on treatment. His expertise also comes across. This is a rare experience to have such an expert be so caring and understandable!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/14/2024
Dr. Buenaver provided me with material to read regarding sleep hygiene, logs to collect data, and thoroughly explained goals and objectives for the sleep program. I felt encouraged and motivated to implement new techniques.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/30/2024
Extremely knowledgeable and caring provider.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/16/2024
Dr Buenaver is a warm and caring physician. He listens and explains things clearly. I very much appreciate his advice and I have learned much from our appointments.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/26/2024
Dr. Buenaver listened and understood my plight and offered ideal solutions to address my medical and mental needs.