Board of Directors

The American Academy of Pain Medicine is governed by its Board of Directors, which is comprised of members who volunteer their time, energy, and leadership to support AAPM’s mission. Executive Committee members and Directors-at-Large are elected leaders of the Academy. Voting AAPM members are invited annually to participate in the nomination and voting process to determine who will fill these topmost leadership positions in the Academy.

Board Liaisons are appointed by the Nominating Committee.

Executive Committee

Charles E. Argoff, MD

President | Albany, NY
2024-25
  • Professor of Neurology, Albany Medical College
  • Director of the Comprehensive Pain Center, Albany Medical Center

Antje M. Barreveld, MD

President-Elect | Newton, MA
2024-25
  • Associate Professor of Anesthesiology at Tufts University School of Medicine
  • Medical Director of the Pain Management Services
  • Co-Founder and Director of Education and Outreach for the Substance Use Services (SUS)

Farshad M. Ahadian, MD

Immediate Past President
  • Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Center for Pain Medicine | University of California-San Diego

Jennifer Hah

Secretary | Stanford, CA
2024-25
  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult Pain) | Stanford University

Marie Hanna, MD

Treasurer | Baltimore, MD
2024-25
  • Division Chief, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital
  • Co-Chair of the Scientific Abstract Committee, Co-Chair of the Acute Pain Medicine SIG, and Co-Chair of the 2022 Annual Meeting

Sayed Wahezi, MD

Vice President, Scientific Affairs | Bronx, NY
2024-25
  • Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Anesthesiology, and Orthopaedic Surgery Montefiore Medical Center
  • Program Director of the Pain Fellowship Program Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Robert W. Hurley, MD, PhD

Pain Medicine EIC | Winston Salem, NC
2024-2025
  • Professor and Executive Director of Pain Shared Services, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Directors-at-Large

Nathaniel Schuster, MD

2024-25
  • Associate Clinical Director of the Center for Pain Medicine at UC San Diego

Michael Osborne, MD

2024-25
  • Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology; Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Lynn Kohan, MD

2022-25
  • Associate Professor – Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Virginia
  • Pain Fellowship Program Director at the University of Virginia

Salman Hirani, MD

2023-26
  • Assistant Professor of Pain Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)
  • Co-Chair of Innovation Challenge, Co-Chair of Innovation SIG, Director of Innovation for AAPM, and Co-Chair of the 2022 & 2023 Annual Meeting

Beth Hogans, MD

2023-26
  • Associate Professor (Associate Director/GRECC) VA Maryland and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
  • Director at Large 2014-2017, Co-Chair of Pain Fellowship Award Committee 2016-2019, and more.

Gemayel Lee, MD

2024-25
  • Interventional Pain Specialist at Relive-You, Center for Advanced Pain Management

Mirsad Serdarevic, PhD

2024-25
  • Assistant Clinical Professor and Attending Psychologist, Pain Management

Board Liaisons

Norman Marcus, MD

Liaison, Past Presidents Council
  • Director Norman Marcus Pain Institute Director of Clinical Muscle Pain Research, Weill Cornell Medicine

Robert E. Wailes, MD

Delegate, AMA House of Delegates
  • Medical Director, Pacific Pain Medicine Consultants | Encinitas, CA

Council of Past Presidents

Founded in 1983 as the American Academy of Algology, the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) has evolved as the primary organization for physicians practicing the specialty of Pain Medicine in the United States. AAPM is thankful for the dedicated leadership and for all who have served in the organization over the years. The following is a list of past presidents who served on the AAPM Board of Directors.

* Denotes “the Late”

  • Kayode A. Williams, MD, MBA, FFARCSI (2022)
  • W. Michael Hooten (2021)
  • Ajay Wasan, MD, MSc (2020)
  • Tim Lamer, MD (2019)
  • Jianguo Cheng, MD, PhD (2018)
  • Steven P. Stanos, DO (2017)
  • Daniel B. Carr, MD (2016)
  • Bill H. McCarberg, MD (2015)
  • Sean Mackey, MD, PhD (2014)
  • Lynn R. Webster, MD (2013)
  • Martin Grabois, MD (2012)*
  • Perry G. Fine, MD (2011)
  • Eduardo Fraifeld, MD (2010)
  • Rollin M. Gallagher, MD, MPH (2009)
  • Kenneth Follett, MD, PhD (2008)
  • B. Todd Sitzman, MD, MPh (2007)
  • Frederick W. Burgess, MD, PhD (2006)
  • Scott Fishman, MD (2005)
  • *Samuel J. Hassenbusch, MD, PhD (2004)
  • Melvin C. Gitlin, MD (2003)
  • Marc B. Hahn, DO (2002)
  • Albert Ray, MD (2001)
  • Edward C. Covington, MD (2000)
  • Norman J. Marcus, MD (1999)
  • J. David Haddox, DDS, MD (1998)
  • Gerald M. Aronoff, MD (1997)
  • Steven D. Feinberg, MD (1996)
  • *Hubert L. Rosomoff, MD, DMedSc, FAAPM (1995)
  • *Richard L. Stieg, MD (1994)
  • Peter R. Wilson, MBBS, PhD (1993)
  • *E. Richard Blonsky, MD (1992)
  • Sridhar V. Vasudevan, MD (1991)
  • Andrew G. Shetter, MD (1990)
  • *Jack J. Pinsky, MD (1989)
  • *Philipp M. Lippe, MD (1988)
  • *Robert G. Addison, MD (1987)
  • Joel L. Seres, MD (1986)
  • *Benjamin L. Crue, Jr., MD (1985)

AAPM MISSION

ADVOCATE.
EDUCATE.
COLLABORATE.