Dr. Gebhart began his academic career at The University of Iowa in 1973, ultimately heading the Department of Pharmacology from 1996 until his relocation to the University of Pittsburgh in 2006 to be Director of the Center for Pain Research. Dr. Gebhart has been recognized for his study of mechanisms of visceral pain and hypersensitivity, receiving: MERIT Award (NIH), Kerr Award (American Pain Society), Purdue Pharma Prize for Pain Research, Patrick Wall Award (British Pain Society), and Tomson-ISI as a Highly Cited Researcher. He is a Past President of the American Pain Society and of the International Association for the Study of Pain.