Faculty

Rany Abdallah, MD, PhD, MBA; Apico Pain Management, Wilmington, DE

Nirmala Abraham, MD; Kettering Health, Miamisburg, OH

Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD; University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL

Maria Arboleda, MD; Sante Cannabis Clinic, Montreal/ Hospital Angeles Pedregal, Mexico City, Montreal, Canada

Amany Ayad, MD, FIPP; Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

Kimberlee Bayless, DNP, FNP-BC, APRN; George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT

Martha Bentley-McLachlan, BSN; Rosewell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY

Amber Brooks, MD, MS; Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC
Chad Brummett, MD; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Aaron Calodney, MD; Precision Spine Care, Tyler, TX

Kenneth Candido, MD; Chicago Anesthesia Pain Specialists, Chicago, IL

Alexios Carayannopoulos, DO, MPH, FAAPMR, FAAOE; Brown University, Lifespan Physician Group, Providence, RI

Andrea Chadwick, MD; University of Kansas School of Medicine, Leawood, KS
Christine Chambers, PhD, Rpsych; Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

Jinguao Cheng, MD, PhD; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Sandy Christiansen, MD; Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

Hance Clarke, MD, PhD; Toronto General Hospital/ University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

Steven Cohen, MD; Johns Hopkins & Walter Reed, Clarksville, MD

Jose de Andres, MD, PhD, EDRA; Valencia General University Hospital, Valencia, Spain

Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD; University at Buffalo - Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

Timothy Deer, MD; Spine and Nerve Center of the Virginias, Charleston, WV

Tina Doshi, MD, MHS; Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD

Shravani Durbhakula, MD; Johns Hopkins University, Clarksville, MD

Maxim Eckmann, MD; University of Texas Health, San Antonio, TX

David Edwards, MD, PhD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Franklin, TN

Sam Eldabe, MD, FRCA; The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, United Kingdom

Nabil Elkassabany, MD, MSCE; University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Dalia Elmofty, MD; University of Chicago, Naperville, IL

Hesham Elsharkawy, MD, MBA, MSc, FASA; MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

Yashar Eshraghi, MD; Ochsner Health System, Metairie, LA

Alexander Feoktistov, MD, PhD; Synergy Integrative Headache Center, Northfield, IL

Timothy Furnish, MD; University of California San Diego, CA

Vasudha Goel, MBBS; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Johnathan Goree, MD; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Stuart Grant, MD, ChB, MMCI; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

Jay Grider, DO; University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Maged Guirguis, MD; Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA 

Rajnish Gupta, MD; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Jennifer Hah, MD, MS; Stanford University, Sunnyvale, CA

Afton Hassett, PsyD; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Salim Hayek, MD, PhD; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

W. Michael Hooten, MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Yasmine Hoydonckx, MD, MSc, FIPP; University of Toronto and Toronto Western Hospital, ON, Canada

Christine Hunt, DO, MS; Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL

Oluwatobi Hunter, DNP, AGACNP-BC; Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA

Heather Jackson, MSN, APRN-BC; Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD; Carolinas Pain Institute, Winston-Salem, NC

Narayan Kissoon, MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Lynn Kohan, MD; University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Sandra Kopp, MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Sanjeev Kumar, MD; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Imanuel Lerman, MD; University of California, San Diego, CA

Leena Mathew, MD; Columbia University, New York, NY

Zachary McCormick, MD; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

Nagy Mekhail, MD, PhD; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Maged Mina, MD; University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX

Susan Moeschler, MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Jee Youn Moon, MD, PhD; Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

Sergey Motov, MD; Maimonides Medical Center, Staten Island, NY

Antoun Nader, MD; Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Ameet Nagpal, MD; UT Health San Antonio, Department of Anesthesiology, San Antonio, TX

Samer Narouze, MD, PhD; Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Kate Nicholson, JD; National Pain Advocacy Center, Boulder, CO

Vwaire Orhurhu, MD, MPH; University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Lock Haven, PA
Amy Pearson, MD; University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa

Philip Peng, MBBS; Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

Erika Petersen, MD; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
Carlos Pino, MD; Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA

Sudheer Potru, DO; Emory University School of Medicine, Decatur, GA

David Provenzano, MD; Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care, Sewickley, PA

Rene Przkora, MD, PhD, MMS; University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Meg Rosenblatt, MD; Mount Sinai Morningside and West Hospitals, New York, NY

Richard Rosenquist, MD; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Yusef Sayed, MD; VA Texas Coastal Bend, Harlingen, TX
Gary Schwartz, MD, FASA, AABP; Maimonides Medical Center, Melville, NY

Jarna Shah, MD; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

Shalini Shah, MD, MBA; University of California Irvine Health, Irvine, CA

Hariharan Shankar, MBBS; Medical College of Wisconsin, Brookfield, WI

Harsha Shanthanna, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCPC; McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

Ashley Shilling, MD; University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA

Brian Sites, MD; Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Plainfield, NH

Todd Sitzman, MD, MPH; Advanced Pain Therapy, PLLC, Hattiesburg, MS

Eellan Sivanesan, MD; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Dmitri Souza, MD; Western Reserve Hospital, Ohio University, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

M-Irfan Suleman, MBBS, MD; Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Potomac, MD

Reda Tolba, MD; Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emeritas

Stephanie Vanterpool, MD, MBA, FASA; University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, TN

Eugene Viscusi, MD; Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA

Kevin Vorenkamp, MD, FASA; Duke Raleigh Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC

Gina Votta-Velis, MD; University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Sayed Wahezi, MD; Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Anureet Walia, MBBS; University of Iowa Health, Coralville, IA

Nafisseh Warner, MD, ScM; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

James Watson, MD; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Anna Woodbury, MD; Emory University and Atlanta VAHCS, Atlanta, GA

Christine Hunt, DO, is an assistant professor in pain medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Her clinical and research interests include neuromodulation, regenerative medicine, ultrasound, axial pain, musculoskeletal pain, and neuropathic pain management including in the spinal cord injured population.  

Oluwatobi Hunter, DNP, AGACNP-BC, is an adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Healthcare System. She is an x-waivered provider on the Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Service and the Transitional Pain Service. She obtained her bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing and master's degree at Columbia University in New York City. She then returned to the University of Pittsburgh to earn her doctorate in nursing practice. She currently services as the Webcast Liaison for the NP/PA/RN SIG.     

Heather J. Jackson, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, is an internationally recognized pain clinician practicing in the cancer pain and symptom management clinic of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is also an assistant professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing as well as the Vanderbilt School of Medicine. As a nursing scientist, Dr. Jackson has advanced the use of acupuncture for the treatment of pain and opioid dependence in adult, neonatal, and pediatric populations.

Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD, is a professor of anesthesiology at Carolinas Pain Institute in Clemmons, NC. Dr. Kapural’s interests include spinal cord stimulation and visceral abdominal pain. Dr. Kapural’s experience is broad and encompasses teaching and clinical education, extensive research, and innovations in the area of pain treatments which brought him two Innovator Awards. His noteworthy research findings have been published in more than 100 journal articles, 100 abstracts, two books and 20 book chapters. He is listed by his peers in the “Best Doctors of America.”

Narayan R. Kissoon, MD, is an assistant professor of neurology and anesthesia at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He is board certified in neurology, pain medicine, and headache, and his clinical practice primarily involves interventional pain management, with a special focus in interventional management of craniofacial pain and neuromodulation. He studies the mechanisms of action and clinical outcomes in treatments for headache and chronic pain. This research includes clinical trials investigating the efficacy of percutaneous interventions and impact of pain treatments on nervous system function.

Lynn Kohan, MD, is a professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at the University of Virginia. She obtained her medical degree from Georgetown University, where she also completed her anesthesia residency. She completed her pain medicine fellowship at the University of Virginia and stayed on as faculty. She currently serves as the Pain Management Fellowship director. Her research and clinical interests include head and facial pain, novel RF techniques, medical and interventional treatments for acute and chronic pain, and resident/fellow education.

Sandra L. Kopp, MD, is a professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. She received her doctor of medicine degree from the University Of Minnesota School Of Medicine in 1999.  Dr. Kopp did her internship, anesthesiology residency, and regional anesthesiology fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.  Dr. Kopp is currently the vice chair, integration and convergence, department of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine; chair, division of community anesthesiology; and chair, surgical and procedural practice in SE Minnesota. As part of her Mayo Clinic enterprise roles, she works clinically providing anesthesia in small community hospitals as well as a large tertiary care hospital. She serves as a Board Member for ASRA Pain Medicine.  Her research interests include regional anesthesia and analgesia for orthopedic surgery, peripheral nerve injury, and anticoagulation. 

Sanjeev Kumar, MD, is an associate professor of anesthesiology and pain medicine at University of Florida (UF). He is program director of Endoscopic Spine fellowship at UF which is the first of its kind in the country and serve as medical director of Pain Medicine Clinic at UF Health. He pioneered endoscopic spine decompression surgeries at UF Health and put UF Health on the select list of institutions where patients have access to cutting edge minimally invasive spine surgery. His latest grant funded research is in using artificial intelligence to improve the safety and efficacy of pain procedures.

Imanuel Lerman, MD, is an assistant professor at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine (UCSD) within department of Anesthesiology. He currently directs the Interventional Ultrasound Division at the Center for Pain Medicine at UCSD while also teaching advanced ultrasound techniques to fellows, residents and medical students. Dr. Lerman's research lab explores the mechanisms and efficacy of advanced neuromodulation techniques on pain, headache, stress and mental health disorders.

Leena Mathew, MD, is a professor of anesthesiology and the director of the pain medicine fellowship at Columbia University. She completed her anesthesiology training and pain fellowship at Columbia University. Additionally she is a health and wellness coach with training in functional medicine who uses a holistic lens with an integrative approach to treat acute, chronic and cancer pain in adults and children. She is an inductee of  Columbia University’s Academy of Clinical Excellence. Her special interests lie in the intersection of chronic pain with metabolic health and women's health.

Zachary McCormick, MD, is a specialist in pain medicine and physical medicine & rehabilitation (PM&R). He serves as vice chair of PM&R and chief of spine and musculoskeletal medicine at the University of Utah where he is the director of the interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine fellowship. Dr. McCormick's research focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of spine and joint pain and has been funded by the HHMI, NIH, US DOD, medical foundations, and industry partnerships. He is the Deputy Editor-in-Chief for Pain Medicine and serves on the board of directors of the Spine Intervention Society.

Nagy Mekhail, MD, PhD, is a full professor at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine; he is also the director of Evidence-Based Pain Medicine Research and Education in the Department of Pain Management. An accomplished author, Dr. Mekhail has published more than 163 original articles. In addition, he has instructed at more than 202 CME lectures and 202 lectures as a visiting professor. He has served in leadership positions of professional organizations; as a member of the board of directors and chair of the Examination Board of the World Institute of Pain, a member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Research Committee, as well as a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Pain Committee.  Dr. Mekhail served as the director and chair of the department of Pain Management at Cleveland Clinic from 1997-2010.  In 2010, Dr. Mekhail was awarded the Carl E. Wasmuth M.D. Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology, and recognized by the Ohio Society of Interventional Pain Physicians as the 1^st recipient of its achievement award.  He was also recognized by the West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians in 2011 and the New York and New Jersey Interventional Pain Physicians in 2016.  He was also given the 2019 John J. Bonica award by ASRA. Dr. Mekhail earned several degrees at the University of Ain Shams School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt; bachelor of medicine and surgery with honors, master of science (anatomy), and doctor of philosophy. His internship in internal medicine, residency in anesthesiology, and fellowship in pain management/neuroanesthesia were completed at the Cleveland Clinic.

Maged Mina, MD, is adjunct faculty with University of Texas Health Sciences Center (UTHSC) San Antonio, writing four chapters on pediatric pain in a textbook for the department. As chief resident at the UTHSC in Houston in 2000, Dr. Mina was elected as best resident for regional anesthesia. He has been chief of anesthesia at South Texas Spine Hospital since 2007. Dr. Mina has assisted with numerous ultrasound-guided courses for chronic pain. He has extensive work experience with chronic pediatric pain in collaboration with pediatric orthopedic surgeons particularly pediatric complex regional pain syndrome.

Susan M. Moeschler, MD, is an anesthesiologist in Rochester, MN, and is affiliated with Mayo Clinic. She received her medical degree from Creighton University School of Medicine and has been in practice between 11-20 years.

Sergey Motov, MD, is an emergency medicine physician practicing in the department of emergency medicine at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from Medical Academy of Latvia and completed his emergency medicine residency at Maimonides Medical Center. Dr. Motov is a research director who is passionate about safe and effective pain management in the emergency department.  He has numerous publications on the subject of opioid alternatives in pain management and is actively involved in growing this body of work both nationally and globally. 

Antoun M. Nader, MD, is a professor in the department of anesthesiology and orthopedics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University in Chicago, IL. He is the section chief for regional anesthesia and acute pain management at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the medical director for acute pain medicine. He is also the fellowship co-director for the adult and pediatric regional anesthesia and acute pain management fellowship at McGaw Medical center, Northwestern University. Dr. Nader is board certified in anesthesiology, with a subspecialty certification in pain management. He is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, ASRA, and the Association of University Anesthesiologists. With interests in neuroanesthesiology and pain management, he is engaged in numerous activities, including authorship, editorial work, grant review, lecturing for many societies. During his medical career in pain management, he has authored and coauthored more than 150 original peer-reviewed articles, editorials, reviews, books, commentaries, case reports, and technical notes. He is very involved in the development of institutional pathways for regional anesthesia and pain management protocols that have resulted in publications in major anesthesia journals.

Ameet Nagpal, MD, is the division chief of PM&R at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is a professor in the department of Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine. He is board certified in physical medicine & rehabilitation and pain medicine. He has a master's of science in physiology and biophysics, a master's of education in healthcare curriculum and instruction, and an MBA. His clinical and research interests include abuse-deterrent opioid therapy, neuromodulation, and interventional treatment for chronic pelvic pain and chronic shoulder pain. Dr. Nagpal speaks regularly at national meetings, including the annual meetings of AAPM&R, ASRA Pain Medicine, SIS, and AAPM.

Samer Narouze, MD, PhD, is a professor of anesthesiology and surgery at NEOMED and Ohio University. He is board certified in anesthesiology, pain medicine, headache medicine, and interventional pain management. He is the chairman of the Center for Pain Medicine at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. Dr. Narouze is the president of ASRA Pain Medicine. He founded the American Interventional Headache Society and serves on many committees for national and international headache and pain organizations. He has published about 200 research papers, review articles, book chapters, and abstracts. His areas of interest are pain, headache, cannabinoids, diversity and inclusion, wellness, obesity, and ultrasound. 

Kate M. Nicholson, JD, is founder and executive director of the National Pain Advocacy Center.  She is also a civil rights attorney and a nationally-recognized expert on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). She formerly served in the U.S. Department of Justice for 18 years, where she litigated and managed cases, coordinated federal disability policy, and drafted the current ADA regulations.

Vwaire Orhurhu, MD, MPH, is an interventional pain medicine physician at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Williamsport, PA. He is currently an adjunct assistant professor at University of Pittsburgh with research interests in healthcare economics, value-based care, shared decision making, and the application of quantitative research methods in government, healthcare institutions, and private industries. Dr. Orhurhu’s research activities have been accepted into highly regarded journals such as JAMA, A&A, RAPM, The Spine Journal, and others.   

Florin M Orza, MD, MHA, is an acute regional anesthesiologist at Carolinas Medical Center Main Hospital Charlotte, NC. He started and developed an outpatient/inpatient chronic pain management program at the University of Minnesota Medical Center (East Bank) in 2015-2018 and started the first chronic pain fellowship program at University of Minnesota Medical Center 2016. Dr. Orza also started and developed one of the biggest regional anesthesia pain services in the country at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, between 2006-2012. He served as a visiting associate professor of clinical anesthesia and co-director of the regional fellowship program at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago from 2012-2015. Previously, he was an assistant professor at University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH, and Ohio State University in Columbus. He is a frequent speaker and presenter at anesthesiology meetings.

Amy Pearson, MD, FASA, is a board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain physician at Aurora Advocate Health in Milwaukee, MN. She completed her anesthesiology residency and pain fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Dr. Pearson has published over 30 articles on topics such as interventional cancer pain management, peripheral nerve and spinal cord stimulation, interventional pelvic pain management, and integrative medicine. She has presented her research nationally and internationally and is looking forward to chairing this fall's ASRA Pain Medicine 2022 Meeting.

Philip Peng, MBBS, is the professor in the department of anesthesiology and pain medicine of University of Toronto. He is a leader, researcher, educator, and pioneer in the application of ultrasound for pain medicine. His innovative research led to different new procedures in pain intervention. He received numerous educational awards including the John J Bonica award from ASRA Pain Medicine and the Distinguished Service Award from ESRA-Spain and Canadian Pain Society. He has delivered more than 400 lectures and workshops nationally and internationally. He has edited eight books and published 240 peer-reviewed publications.

Erika Petersen, MD, directs the Section of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center in Little Rock. She is a professor in the department of neurosurgery at UAMS and program director for the neurosurgery residency. Dr. Petersen is a board certified neurosurgeon whose clinical practice focuses on neuromodulation, treating movement disorders, spasticity, and chronic pain through surgical procedures and stereotactic radiosurgery. Dr. Petersen's research interests focus on developing new devices, indications, and methods for treating chronic pain using neuromodulation.

Carlos Pino, MD, FASA,  is a member of the Board of Directors and co-chair of the Guidelines Committee of ASRA Pain Medicine. He is a fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA) and professor of anesthesiology at Uniformed Services University. Prior to his current position, he was the director of the Center for Pain Medicine at the University of Vermont. He currently serves in the California Society of Anesthesiologists and is the former president of the Vermont Society of Anesthesiologists.

Sudheer Potru, DO, is a triple-board-certified anesthesiologist, interventional pain physician, and addiction medicine specialist with strong interest in both opioid safety and addiction.  In addition to being a fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, he is an assistant professor at Emory University and the medical director of the Atlanta VA's complex pain clinic, which specializes in treating veterans who have chronic pain associated with high-dose opioid use or substance abuse problems.  He sits on multiple national committees related to pain and substance use disorders and is actively involved with research and advocacy related to these topics, including his recent publication with recommendations related to buprenorphine in the perioperative setting.

Scott G. Pritzlaff, MD, is an interventional pain specialist at University of California, Davis. He currently serves as a clinical associate professor in the department of anesthesiology and program director for the Pain Medicine Fellowship. After graduating from medical school at Georgetown University, he spent five years on active duty as a Naval physician. He completed his internship at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. From 2008-2010, he deployed twice to Iraq and Afghanistan with the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing in support of coalition combat operations. He then finished anesthesiology training at the Massachusetts General Hospital followed by a clinical pain management fellowship at Stanford. Dr. Pritzlaff’s research interests focus on use of ultrasound and emerging technologies to treat peripheral neuropathic pain. He is interested in developing novel uses of percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation to treat chronic nerve pain.

David Provenzano, MD, is president of Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care in Pittsburgh, PA. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Medical Staff, Western PA Surgery Center. He received his undergraduate degree from Colgate University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude and became a Phi Beta Kappa member. He received his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He completed a surgical internship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and a residency in anesthesiology at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital. He completed a Pain Management Fellowship at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Provenzano has served as a principal investigator on multiple research studies and published numerous scientific articles. His research interests include neuromodulation and monopolar and bipolar radiofrequency lesioning. He has lectured at numerous international and national meetings on the management of acute and chronic pain. Furthermore, he serves as an external member of the Robert Morris University IRB. He serves on the Board of Directors of ASRA Pain Medicine as the president-elect. He has extensive interests and expertise in the conservative treatment of pain originating from the cervical and lumbar spine, neuromodulation, and in the utilization of ultrasound for interventional pain management procedures.

Rene Przkora, MD, is a professor and chief of the pain medicine division. He is the director of the multispecialty pain medicine fellowship and served as assistant program director of the anesthesiology core residency at the University of Florida from 2016 to 2020. His practice includes acute/chronic pain medicine and operating room anesthesia. Dr. Przkora is active in simulation and curriculum development, and participates in local graduate medical education activities as well as in their evaluations such as mock oral and OSCE exams. His research has resulted in over 54 peer-reviewed publications, and he is supported by several grants, including from the NIH (EPPIC-NET). He serves in various functions at the national level to support the specialty. He was elected by his peers to serve as president of the Association of Pain Program Directors. He was also elected to serve on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Association of University Anesthesiologists and as Councilor of the Association of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Program Directors of the Society of Academic Associations of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine. In addition, he serves on the Pain Medicine Committee of the American Society of Anesthesiologists as well as on committees of ASRA Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the corresponding Florida Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (FSIPP). He has been a junior editor for the American Board of Anesthesiology since 2016 (MOCA^® for Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine).

Meg A Rosenblatt, MD, FASA, is a professor of anesthesiology and orthopedics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and chair of the department of anesthesiology, perioperative, and pain medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside and West Hospitals.  She is a member of the ASRA Pain Medicine Board of Directors, past-chair of the 2020 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and general chair of the 2020 and 2021 New York State Society of Anesthesiologist’s Post Graduate Assembly (PGA). Meg is an oral Examinerefor the American Board of Anesthesiologists and writes questions for the SOE.  She lectures nationally and internationally about regional anesthesia topics and local anesthetic systemic toxicity and moderates peripheral nerve block workshops.

Richard Rosenquist, MD, is the chairman of the pain management department at Cleveland Clinic.  He is a past-president and Board Member of ASRA, a past member of the ABA Pain Medicine Examination Committee and a past member of the ACGME Anesthesiology Residency Review Committee.  In addition to his clinical and administrative activities, he currently serves as an Associate Editor for RAPM and the ASA RUC Advisor.  

Yusef Sayeed, MD, MPH, MEng, is the director of the Surgical Services at the Texas Valley Coastal Bend VA. He is an interventional pain management physician and also board certified in occupational medicine. He is a clinical assistant professor at the Uniform Services University for the Health Sciences in the departments of PM&R and Family Medicine. He recently arrived at the VA from the National Intrepid Spirit Center at Eglin Air Force Base where he was the director of Pain Medicine and Functional Rehabilitation. 

Gary Schwartz, MD, is the director of acute pain management at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. He is board certified in both pain management and anesthesiology. Dr. Schwartz completed an interventional pain fellowship at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, after finishing his anesthesia residency at St. Vincent's Hospital and Maimonides Medical Center. He received his doctor of medicine from SUNY Upstate College of Medicine and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Union College in Schenectady, NY. Dr. Schwartz focuses on back pain, neck pain, spinal cord stimulation, nerve pain, joint pain, and failed back surgery syndrome. At Maimonides Medical Center, Dr. Schwartz focuses on assisting hospitalized patients with postoperative pain and also educates anesthesia residents and medical school students. Dr. Schwartz also serves as a committee member for ASRA Pain Medicine and the ASA.

Jarna Shah, MD, (@JarnaShahMD) is an assistant professor in the division of pain medicine at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences. She completed her interventional pain fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital and her anesthesiology residency at the University of Illinois Hospital. Her research interests include neuromodulation, medical education, and obstetric related chronic pain. She serves as the social media editor for Anesthesia and Analgesia. She is an ASRA Pain Medicine committee member on the Website and Social Media Committee and the Public Relations Committee. 

Shalini Shah, MD MBA, is an associate professor and vice-chair for the department of anesthesiology & perioperative care and enterprise director of pain services for the University of California Irvine Health. She completed anesthesiology residency from Cornell University and a combined fellowship in adult and pediatric pain from Harvard Medical School. She is committed to advocacy and regulatory efforts in pain medicine and is president of the California Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Hariharan Shankar, MBBS, is a professor of anesthesiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He is board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine. He is one of the pioneers in the use of ultrasound imaging and lectures nationally and internationally about the use of ultrasound imaging in pain medicine. He has to his credit many abstracts, book chapters, and peer reviewed publications. His area of research is in the use of ultrasound imaging for pain medicine interventions and safety.

Harsha Shanthanna, MBBS, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCPC, FIPP, EDRA, works as an anesthesiologist, pain physician, and clinician researcher at McMaster University, Canada. He has received awards and recognitions from national and international organizations such as the Canadian Pain Society, Canadian Anesthesiologists’ Society, ASRA Pain Medicine, and the Canadian Institute of Health Research and has published nearly 100 peer reviewed publications and 8 book chapters.

Ashley Shilling, MD, is an associate professor at the University of Virginia (UVA) Medical Center. She attended both medical school and residency at UVA. Her passions include regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine, ambulatory anesthesia, orthopedic anesthesia, and medical education. Her roles include medical director of UVA’s ambulatory surgical center, director of regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine division, and program director for UVA’s regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine fellowship. 

Tejinder Singh Swaran, MBBS, DNB, MD, has two passions, learning and education, along with being able to take the best care possible of patients under his care. The eagerness to learn pain management was the main driver in his move from India to the United Kingdom and then from the United Kingdom to the United States. This experience provided valuable perspectives into the pros and cons of each of these unique healthcare systems that he has worked in.  His clinical work is predominantly chronic pain management, but also focuses on regional anesthesia and acute pain as well as ambulatory anesthesia and orthopedic anesthesia.

Vinita Singh, MD, MS, is board-certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine. She is the director of Cancer Pain and co-director of Research for the Pain Division at Emory and has a particular clinical and research interest in interventional and non-opioid pharmacotherapy for pain, including ketamine. She was awarded the KL2 junior faculty career development award in research by the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance in 2018, funded via the NIH. As part of this program, she did a master’s in clinical and translational research. She has over two dozen publications and presented multiple national/international lectures and ultrasound workshops.

Brian Sites, MD, MS, is professor of anesthesiology and orthopedic surgery at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He is the medical director of the Acute Pain Medicine Service. Dr. Sites’ clinical passion and research centers around the role of image guidance for regional anesthesiology. His public health research centers around the prescription opioid drug crisis as well as value-based care. He is actively involved with best practices for education and training of medical students, residents, and staff. Dr. Sites has authored more than 70 publications on regional anesthesia and sonopathology and developed numerous educational videos. He is the editor-in-chief of Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. He has spoken nationally and internationally more than 100 times and is considered an international authority on ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia.

Todd Sitzman, MD, is medical director of Advanced Pain Therapy, a comprehensive pain clinic located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dr. Sitzman received his medical and Master of Public Health degrees from Tulane University and received postgraduate medical education at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center. He is Past President of the North American Neuromodulation Society (NANS), American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM), Southern Pain Society, Mississippi Pain Society, and the Mississippi Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Eellan Sivanesan, MD, is faculty and director of neuromodulation of the Johns Hopkins department of anesthesiology and critical care medicine, division of pain medicine. He treats patients with chronic back, joint, abdominal, pelvic, headache, neuropathic, cancer, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), post-amputation, and other pain conditions at the Blaustein Pain Treatment Center. Dr. Sivanesan utilizes a wide variety of neuromodulation techniques to treat a range of chronic pain conditions. His neuroscience research at Johns Hopkins aligns with his clinical practice as he investigates the effects of spinal cord stimulation. He is particularly interested in the use of neuromodulation for cancer pain and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy. 

Dmitri Souza, MD, PhD, is a clinical professor of anesthesiology at Ohio University and Western Reserve Hospital. He serves as a faculty and a member of board directors at national physician symposia where he teaches pain medicine. He is a member of the ASRA Pain Medicine Ultrasonography in Pain Medicine Special Interest Group (SIG) and one of the leaders of ASRA Pain Medicine’s Regenerative Medicine SIG.

M-Irfan Suleman, MD, is an associate professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include multidisciplinary pediatric chronic pain management and pediatric interventional pain management as well as pediatric anesthesia. Dr. Suleman serves as the founding director of the Pediatric Pain Interventional Program at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and the founding program medical director of the Multidisciplinary Pediatric Pain Rehabilitation Program at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Dr. Suleman completed his anesthesiology residency training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and completed a pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at the Arkansas Children’s Hospital /UAMS in 2009 and a pediatric pain fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard University in 2014. Dr. Suleman completed a teaching scholar program at UAMS and serving leader program at Johns Hopkins, and he leads several regional anesthesia and pain workshops as course director in different national and international meeting including annual American Society of Anesthesiology and the Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine. He also served as meeting chair for Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine on Feb 26-28, 2020, at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas.

Reda Tolba, MD, is the chair of the pain department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is a clinical professor of anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in Cleveland, OH. He is currently serving as the founding chair of I-ASPN , the international division of American Society for Pain and Neuroscience, member of the ASA Educational Track Subcommittee on Pain Medicine and the workshop director. He also serves on several committees for ASRA  Pain Medicine and the North American Neuromodulation Society.  Dr.Tolba completed his residency training in anesthesia followed by a fellowship in pain medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. He is double board certified in anesthesia and pain medicine by the American Board of Medical Subspecialties. He has published numerous papers and book chapters in the field of pain medicine. He directed several workshops at international meetings such as those of ASA and ASRA Pain Medicine. He has lectured extensively at variety of national and international meetings in the field of pain management. His special interests are the use of neuromodulation for the treatment of neuropathic pain. He is also interested in the management of vertebral compression fractures and minimally invasive spine procedures.

Mercy Udoji, MD, FASA, is a Tennessee native who attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and completed her residency in anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center. After, she completed interventional pain fellowship training at the Weill-Cornell/ Hospital for Special Surgery/Memorial Sloan Kettering tri-institute fellowship. She is board certified in anesthesiology and pain medicine and has added qualifications in medical quality and patient safety.  Her current clinical interests include interventional management of cancer pain and workplace violence in the healthcare system. 

Stephanie G. Vanterpool, MD, MBA, is a targeted pain treatment clinician, researcher, and advocate. She is the director of comprehensive pain services, as well as an assistant professor of anesthesiology for the University of Tennessee’s Graduate School of Medicine. She received her MD from Duke University School of Medicine; completed her anesthesiology residency at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; and completed pain fellowship at Carolina’s Pain Institute/Wake Forest University. She then entered private practice for several years before returning to Duke’s Fuqua School of Business to obtain her MBA. She is a fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and board certified in both anesthesiology and pain medicine. Dr. Vanterpool serves on the boards of the Tennessee Pain Society and North American Neuromodulation Society in various leadership capacities. She is recognized as a regional and national leader in pain management education, practice, and policy. Most recently, Dr. Vanterpool was appointed to the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council by the state’s Speaker of the House. She is also a proud native of the British Virgins Islands where she returns regularly to provide specialized pain management services. Her professional passion is to create a paradigm shift in how pain is assessed and treated through awareness, application, and advocacy.

Eugene Viscusi, MD, is a professor of anesthesiology, the chief of pain medicine, and director of acute pain management at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA.  His studies include pain management techniques, outcome studies, and novel agents and delivery systems. He has been a primary investigator for most emerging pain technologies in the last 25 years. Dr. Viscusi has lectured extensively and authored over 100 book chapters and abstracts and contributed more than 75 peer-reviewed articles JAMA, Anesthesiology, Anesthesia & Analgesia, and Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. His research has been covered by Newsweek, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today as well as nationally televised interviews. Dr. Viscusi served as president of ASRA from 2019-2021.

Kevin Vorenkamp, MD, FASA, is chief of the pain medicine division, associate professor and associate director of patient safety and quality in the Duke Department of Anesthesiology. He is 2021 ASRA Presidential Scholar award. Dr. Vorenkamp was appointed to the CPT editorial panel in 2015 and remains active with the ASA, serving on the committees on economics and pain medicine. He is also past vice chair of the Spine Intervention Society (SIS) health policy division and is vice-chair of the ASRA Pain Medicine Practice Management committee. He is past chair of the 2017 ASRA Annual Pain Medicine Meeting

Effronssyni (Gina) Votta-Velis, MD, PhD, is a professor of anesthesiology and surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship. She is a member of the ASRA Board of Directors and the vice chair of the ASRA Research Committee. She is an examiner for the European Diploma in Pain Medicine. She received  the Carl Koller Research Grant in 2018 and the ASRA Trailblazer Award for her contributions to the field of pain medicine in 2020.

Sayed E. Wahezi, MD, earned his medical degree from the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Buffalo and completed his residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Montefiore Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. He then completed an interventional spine fellowship. Following his training, he completed a pain medicine fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center, where he cultivated the clinical and academic development of the pain program. Dr. Wahezi currently serves as associate professor of PMR, anesthesiology, and orthopedic surgery at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City where he serves as the program director of the ACGME-accredited pain fellowship. Dr. Wahezi is a long-standing member of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, American Academy of Pain Medicine, New York Pain Society, Association of Academic Physiatrists, New York Pain Society, American Society of Pain and Neuroscience, Eastern Pain Association, and American Society of Pain and Neuroscience

Anureet Walia, MBBS, is an associate professor at the University of lowa with appointments within the departments of anesthesia, psychiatry, and pediatrics. She is board certified in psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and pain medicine. Her primary academic interest is treating chronic pain in the pediatric population. She is the founder and director of the Pediatric Comprehensive Pain Clinic at the University of Iowa, Stead Family Children's Hospital. Besides that, she also provides clinical services in the adult chronic pain clinic and child and adolescent psychiatry inpatient unit.

Nafisseh Warner, MD, ScM, is an anesthesiologist and pain medicine physician at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She is an assistant professor and serves as the associate director of pain research at Mayo. She is also the director of opioid and pain medicine education within Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. Nationally, she serves as an associate editor and social media editor for the journal Pain Medicine. She was recent awarded an NIH K23 award through the National Institute of Aging.     

James Watson, MD, is the chair of pain medicine in the department of anesthesiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, and a professor of neurology and of anesthesiology. He holds a dual appointment in the department of anesthesiology, division of pain medicine, and department of neurology. He is board certified in pain medicine, neurology, clinical neurophysiology, and neuromuscular disease. His clinical practice includes interventional pain medicine and a consultative pain practice with special focus on neuropathic pain, spine related disorders, and headache. For ASRA Pain Medicine, Dr. Watson founded the Headache Special Interest Group and served on its anesthesia neurologic complications practice advisory group. Dr. Watson is on the board of directors for the American Academy of Pain Medicine.

Anna Woodbury, MD, MSCR, C.Ac,  founded the division for pain management at the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System (VAHCS) in Atlanta and is currently the associate program director for the Emory Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship and associate professor of anesthesiology. She is licensed to practice acupuncture in her state and has edited books, book chapters, and lectured nationally on integrative approaches to pain management. She serves on NIH and VA federal review panels and has active federal funding to conduct research in non-invasive neuromodulation and brain stimulation.

Bhavana Yalamuru, MBBS, is an assistant professor, pain division at the University of Virginia. Dr. Yalamuru’s areas of interest are peripheral nerve stimulation, cancer pain management, and neuropathic pain management. She enjoys teaching, writing, and collaborating with others in the field. When Dr. Yalamuru is not at work, she enjoys reading, cooking, and socializing.