Research

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) supports research related to both perioperative and persistent pain treatment. In particular, ASRA seeks to support any aspect of local anesthetics and regional anesthesia and their application to surgery, obstetrics and pain control research in acute, chronic and cancer pain. High quality outcome based research is currently a priority focus.

The ASRA Carl Koller Memorial Research Fund has been increased to a total of $75,000.00 biennially to support clinical and laboratory studies related to regional anesthesia and analgesia and its application to surgery. Priority will be given to innovative projects that address patient safety and outcome in regional anesthesia and analgesia. The purpose of the grant is to provide "seed money" to fund anesthesiologists and other researchers who are interested in this field.

The ASRA Chronic Pain Medicine Research Grant aims to promote and facilitate high quality evidence based research in pain medicine. Results of this research will guide clinical practice for pain physicians and improve patient health care. This research is needed to evaluate efficacy of pain interventions and treatments.

Deadlines for the Carl Koller and ASRA Chronic Pain Medicine Research Grant are as follows: 

Koller Award Procedure

2014	November 30, 2013	Deadline for Application Submission
	Spring 2014	Announcement of Award Recipient(s)
	July 1, 2014	Release Funds to Award Recipient(s)

ASRA Chronic Pain Medicine Award

2013	August 31, 2013	Deadline for Application Submission
	Fall 2013	Announcement of Award Recipient(s)
	December 31, 2013	Release Funds to Award Recipient(s)
2015	August 31, 2015	Deadline for Application Submission
	Fall 2015	Announcement of Award Receipient(s)
	December 31, 2015	Release Funds to Award Recipient(s)

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Thank you to the 2011 and 2012 donors to ASRA Research Funds
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Carl Koller Memorial Research Fund
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Chronic Pain Medicine Research Fund

Kimberly-Clark, Syed K. Alam, Scott R. Atchison, David Auyong, Shymala Badrinath, J Scott Bainbridge, Bart W. Balint, Jason B. Bang, Pierre-Christian Bataille, Honorio T. Benzon, Jack M. Berger, Hugh G. Berry, Vidya R. Bethi, Robert F. Birch, Richard Bootz-Marx, Stephen M. Breneman, Lynn Broadman, Charles E. Bruerd, Thomas Buchheit, John Butterworth, Asokumar Buvanendran, Fernando J. Cacheiro, Peter H. Cheng, Christopher Chiang, Mary Chin, Mark Chrostowski, Steven Cohen, David S. Currier, Mark L. D'Agostino, Jodi F. Dayton, Lena E. Dohlman, Deanna L. Dorsey, Kenneth Drasner,
Lloyd J. Faul, Adam H. Fischler, Steven T.Fogel, Carlo D. Franco, Francois Fugere,
Sugantha Ganapathy, John F. Geiser, Alan Gonzalez-Cota, Marildo A. Gouveia, Joanne Guay, Kevin B. Guthmiller, Admir Hadzic, Robert W. Hagebak, Marie N. Hanna, David J. Hasler, Rickard Hawkins, Salim Hayek, Patrick T. Healey, Michael R. Hejtmanek, Michael S. Hogan, Mike Hooten, Elizabeth A. Huntoon, Marc Huntoon, Raymond S. Joseph, Eric A. Kalhoefer, Andrew A. Knight, Kamran Koranloo, Pramod S. Kulkarni, Erin Lawson, Paul G.Lee, Giovanni S. Lobo, Tanuja Mainkar, Randall J. Malchow, Mark Mandabach, Edward R. Mariano, Ritsuko Masuda, Colin M. McCartney, Matthew M. McCord, Anne Marie McKenzie-Brown, Julia A. Morrison, Phillip J. Mosca, Pamela C. Nagle, Samer Narouze, Joseph Neal, Mark C. Norris, Perry G. Nystrom, Steven L. Orebaugh, Emmanuel C. Osuji, Virgilio Paez, Richard E.  Park, Eliane Pereira, Anahi Perlas, David Provenzano, Harald Rettig, Sheila Riazi, Philippe G. M.  Richebe, John W. Ritter, Meg A. Rosenblatt, John Rowlingson, Colin Rankin, Ashok Salvi, Gil M. Samson, Steven A. Severyn, Marc R. Shnider, Andrew W. Smith, Jose R. Soberon, Gary Strichartz, Jordan W.  Stuckey,
John C. Sudkamp, Santhanam Suresh, William Thom, Toni M. Torrillo, William F. Urmey, Kalle Varav, Alberto Vazquez, Michael E. Vega, Yves Veillette, Claudia Venable, Todd A. Versteegh, Kevin Vorenkamp, Daniel T. Warren, James Watson, Robert S. Weller, Victor M. Whizar-Lugo, John A.W. Wildsmith, Christopher W. Wiley, John P. Williams, David J. Wlody

Includes 2011 and 2012 donors through October 30, 2012
We regret any errors or omissions.

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