The AAPM Resident Ambassador program fosters tomorrow’s leaders in pain medicine.

Ambassadors are AAPM’s point of contact at your institution, with opportunities to engage with pain medicine pioneers in your area. 

Meet AAPM’s current Resident Ambassadors

Program Chair

David Jevotovsky, MD, MBA

PM&R – NYU Langone Health

Hannah Akre, DO

PM&R – Georgetown MedStar National Rehabilitation Center

Oluwatomi Alade, MD

Emergency Medicine – Jefferson Health New Jersey

Muzammil Ali-Khan, DO

PM&R – Parkview Health

Stephanie Chisom Amaefuna, MD, MPH

Anesthesiology – Boston Medical Center

Abhinav Arora, DO

PM&R – The Wright Center

Punthitra Arpornsuksant, MD

Anesthesiology – Johns Hopkins

Connor Arrasmith, DO

PM&R – Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital 

Gautam Shanmuga Dharmar Balasubramania Pandian, MD, MPH

Psychiatry – Harlem Hospital, A Columbia University Affiliate

Levi Bale, MD

PM&R – University of Washington

Dylan Banks, MD

PM&R – NYU

Cody Barbari, DO

PM&R – Memorial Healthcare System

Ashlyn Brown, MD, MBA, MS, PMP, LSSGB

PM&R – Baylor College of Medicine

Aaron Burshtein, MD

Neurology – Mount Sinai

Jack Chien, DO

PM&R - Providence St. Luke's

Harshika Chowdhary Pathak

Anesthesiology - Yale New Haven Health

Hye-Jin Clark, MD

PM&R - Stanford

Jason Comeau, MD

Anesthesiology - McLaren Flint

Victoria Coutin, DO

Anesthesiology - Tufts Medical Center

John Defant, MD

PM&R - Ohio State University

Daniel De Simon, MD, MBA

PM&R - Carolinas Medical Center

Mustafa Reha Dodurgali, MD

PM&R - Yale School of Medicine

Brenden Drerup, MD

Anesthesiology - Medical University of South Carolina

Gregor J. Dudiak, DO

PM&R - Penn State

Jared Eng, MD

PM&R - University of Washington

Alex Fazioli, DO

PM&R - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

David Gallacher, MD

PM&R - University of Colorado

Kirolos Georges, MD

Anesthesiology - NYU Grossman School of Medicine

David Ho, MD

PM&R - UC Irvine

Maxim Jestin, DO

Anesthesiology - SUNY Downstate

Ahmed Khawer, MD

PM&R - Johns Hopkins

Anthony Kilgore, MD

PM&R - Mayo Clinic-Rochester

Jun Beom Ku, MD

PM&R - New York Medical College

Stephanie Lau, MD

PM&R - Larkin PSC Hospital

Joshua Lewis, MD

PM&R - Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein School of Medicine

Aila Malik, MBBS

PM&R - University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Francesco Maoli, MD

PM&R - RUSH University Medical Center

Timothy Mason, MD

PM&R - Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital

Sam Merrill, MD

Emergency Medicine - Ascension St. John Hospital

Antonio Mondriguez-Gonzalez, MD

PM&R - Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

Ryan Mortman, MD

PM&R - UPMC

Thomas Moss, DO

PM&R - Catholic Health Mercy Hospital

Philip Oreoluwa, MD

Psychiatry - Cooper University Hospital

Adryan Perez, MD

Anesthesiology - University of Miami

Mark Pressler, MD

Anesthesiology - UVA

Anam Purewal, MD

PM&R - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Chris Radlicz, DO

PM&R - Washington University St. Louis

Tanzib Razzaki, MD

Anesthesiology - University of Rochester Medical Center

Sidharth Sahni, DO, DPT, CSCS

PM&R - NYU

Dominic Salvatore, DO

Anesthesiology - University of Rochester Medical Center

Derek Scott, MD

Emergency Medicine - Brown University Health

Jay Shah, MD

Anesthesiology - Baylor College of Medicine

Kirk Sheplay, MD

PM&R - EVMS

Matthew Slitzky, DO

PM&R - Burke Rehabilitation Hospital

Sydney Smith

Psychiatry - Medical College of Georgia

Peter Sorial, DO

Anesthesiology - McLaren Greater Lansing

Moshe Spatz, MD

PM&R - Kessler/New Jersey Medical School

Suriya Lisa

PM&R - Westchester Medical Center

Eric Swanson, MD

Emergency Medicine - University of Texas at Austin

Justin Tai, MD

Anesthesiology - Nuvance Health

Amir Taree, MD

Anesthesiology - Mount Sinai

Nancy Tian, MD

PM&R - Ohio State University

Richard Tran, MD

PM&R - New York Presbyterian - Columbia & Cornell

Nam Vo, DO

PM&R - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Brian Vu, MD

PM&R - Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

Bailey Walbridge, DO

Emergency Medicine - Western Michigan Homer Stryker School of Medicine

Luke Walters, MD

PM&R - University of Minnesota

Caroline Whitt, MD

PM&R - University of Virginia

Kenyada Williams, MD

PM&R - Medstar-Georgetown

David Yusupov, DO

PM&R - Broward North Medical Center

Alex Zimmerman

PM&R - Stony Brook

Benefits:

• You will receive a free AAPM membership, which will grant you access to exclusive resources and updates.
• You are invited to a special networking reception prior to the Residents & Fellows reception at the AAPM Annual Meeting, where you can connect with peers and experts in the field. This will also provide you with the opportunity to meet Pain Fellowship Program Directors one on one.
• You will have access to town halls with former AAPM Scholars, where you can gain insights into current trends, best practices, and emerging opportunities in pain medicine.
• This opportunity aims to help you in building leadership skills.

Criteria:

• Motivated to participate in AAPM.
• Currently in residency.
• Interested in pursuing a pain fellowship.