Dr. Gerald J. Murphy holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska and is a 1972 graduate of the University Of Nebraska Medical Center College Of Dentistry.  He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Craniofacial Pain and the American Academy of Pain Management.  In addition he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics and the Academy of General Dentistry.

Dr. Murphy is a founding member, past president and currently serves on the board of directors of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain.  In addition he serves as director and is a faculty member of the Academy’s Institute Craniofacial Pain Mini Residency program.

He has presented over 200 programs and lectures in 32 states, the District of Columbia and three provinces of Canada. These programs have been presented to international organizations, state dental societies as well as study organizations.  Dr. Murphy has had numerous papers and articles published in peer review publications, has contributed chapters to two text books. He has produced several educational CD’s and DVD for health care professionals involved with the diagnosis and treatment of Craniofacial Pain Disorders.

He was one of a select group of twenty three health care professionals from throughout the world asked to speak at a national consensus conference on temporomandibular disorders sponsored by the National Institute of Health in Washington, D.C. in 1996. He was also one of five doctors from the United States asked to provide expert council to the American Dental Association on developing parameters of care for temporomandibular disorders.  Additionally he served as a member of a legislative subcommittee, the TMD Critical Protocol Development Group, which developed parameters of care for the state of Nebraska.

Dr. Murphy is senior editor for the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, an associate editor for the Journal of Craniomandibular Practice and a peer review editor for the Journal of the American Dental Association.

He divides his time in active clinical practice between Grand Island, Nebraska as well as the Craniofacial Pain Center of Colorado in Arvada.