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.

Interested in representing your program? Send an email with your name and program to info@painmed.org for more information.

Meet AAPM’s current Resident Ambassadors

Program Chair

David Jevotovsky, MD, MBA

PM&R – NYU Langone Health

Program Co-Chair

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

PM&R – Baylor College of Medicine

Charlotte DeRose, DO

PM&R – University of Alabama Medical Center Program

Loy Strawn, MD

Anesthesiology - University of Alabama Medical Center Program

Leah Goehring, DO

PM&R - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine Program

Shayne Sumida, MD

PM&R - HonorHealth Program

Brian Khin, DO

PM&R - Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

Petro Zaroukian, MD

PM&R - Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare

Eric Nguyen, DO

PM&R - Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Residency Program

Arman Virabov, MD, MPH

Emergency Medicine - Eisenhower Medical Center

Nikoli Brown, MD

PM&R - Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Program

Aurelio Muzaurieta, MD, MBA

Emergency Medicine - Stanford Health Care (Sponsored Stanford University Program)

Durga Ghosh, MD

PM&R - Stanford Health Care (Sponsored Stanford University Program)

Hye-Jin Clark, MD

PM&R - Stanford Health Care (Sponsored Stanford University Program)

Justin Tram, MD

PM&R - University of California Los Angeles

David Ho, MD

PM&R - University of California (Irvine) Program

Felipe Ocampo, MD, MPH

Emergency Medicine - University of California (San Francisco) Program

Zohal Sarwary, MD

Anesthesiology - University of California Davis Health Program

Dayken Dawson, MD

PM&R - University of California Davis Health Program

Daniel Corbier de Lara, MD

PM&R - University of Colorado Program

Omar Alsheikh, DO

PM&R - University of Connecticut Program

Mustafa Reha Dodurgali, MD

PM&R - Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program

Dany Khan, DO

Psychiatry - Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program

Harshika Chowdhary, MD

Anesthesiology - Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program

Ahmed Basharat, MD

Emergency Medicine - Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program

William Boyer, MD

Emergency Medicine - Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program

Hannah Akre, DO

PM&R - MedStar Health/Georgetown-National Rehabilitation Hospital Program

Kenyada Williams, MD

PM&R - MedStar Health/Georgetown-National Rehabilitation Hospital Program

David Yusupov, DO

PM&R - Broward North Medical Center

Somaye Younesian, MD

PM&R - Broward North Medical Center

Sahil Shah, DO

PM&R - Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus Program

Bhargavi Madhu, DO

PM&R - Larkin Community Hospital South Miami Campus

Maria Cecilia Guerrero, DO

PM&R - Larkin Community Hospital South Miami Campus

Aagna Patel

PM&R - Larkin Community Hospital South Miami Campus

Luis Perez

PM&R - Memorial Healthcare System (Hollywood FL) Program

Maha Ighanifard

PM&R - UCF/HCA Lake Monroe

Jesse Meagher

PM&R - UCF/HCA Ocala Program

Sarthak Parikh

PM&R - UCF/HCA Pensacola Program

Connor Flatley

PM&R - UCF/HCA Sanford Program

Abenezer Amare

PM&R - University of Florida College of Medicine Program

Ashwin Kulkarni

Anesthesiology - University of Miami/Jackson Health System Program

Jeremy Jueng

PM&R - University of Miami/Jackson Health System Program

Nareka Trewick

PM&R - University of Miami/Jackson Health System Program

Jason Ramos

Anesthesiology - Emory University School of Medicine

Sydney Smith

Neurology - Medical College of Georgia

Terrance Jenkins

Psychiatry - Morehouse School of Medicine

Waheenor Singh

Psychiatry - Morehouse School of Medicine

Esther Jang

PM&R - Shirley Ryan Ability Lab

Matthew Gabriel

PM&R - Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Program

Timothy Mason

PM&R - Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Program

Anthony Reyes

PM&R - Rush University Medical Center Program

Chandan Saini

PM&R - Rush University Medical Center Program

Roi Medina

PM&R - Rush University Medical Center Program

Colton Higuera

PM&R - University of Kansas School of Medicine Program

Jacob Austin

PM&R - University of Kentucky College of Medicine Program

Dalton House

Family Medicine - University of Kentucky College of Medicine Program

Jonathan Palmer

Anesthesiology - University of Louisville School of Medicine Program

Killian Coyne

PM&R - University of Louisville School of Medicine Program

Cary Ford

Psychiatry - Louisiana State University Health Baton Rouge

Anna Francesca Alvarado

Anesthesiology - Tulane University Program

David Cooper

Anesthesiology - Tulane University Program

Elishama Michel

Anesthesiology - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Program

Stephanie Amaefuna

Anesthesiology - Boston University Medical Center Program

Omar Hamza

Psychiatry - Cambridge Health Alliance

Nikhil Bhana

Emergency Medicine - UMass Chan Medical School Program

Ahmed Khawer

PM&R - Johns Hopkins University Program

Komal Luthra

PM&R - Johns Hopkins University Program

Emily Burson

Anesthesiology - Johns Hopkins University Program

Connor Arrasmith

PM&R - Corewell Health East Beaumont (Royal Oak) Program

Jungyoon Jung

PM&R - Corewell Health East Beaumont (Taylor) Program

Hunter Evans

Emergency Medicine - Henry Ford Health Hospital Program

Ben Lasser

PM&R - Mary Free Bed Hospital Program

Jason Comeau

Anesthesiology - McLaren Health Care Corporation Program

Cole Wesselman

PM&R - Sparrow Hospital Program

Daniel Pan

PM&R - Trinity Health Ann Harbor Hospital

Caroline Zubieta

Anesthesiology - University of Michigan Health System Program

Michael Reimer

PM&R - University of Michigan Health System Program

Ben Gorman

Anesthesiology - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) Program

Anthony Kilgore, MD

PM&R - Mayo Clinic-Rochester

Ted Miclau

PM&R - Mayo Clinic-Rochester

Jimmy To

PM&R - University of Minnesota Program

Alexander Wheat

Anesthesiology - University of Missouri Columbia Program

Christopher Hollabaugh

Anesthesiology - University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine Program

Ahmad Hassan

Anesthesiology - Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program

Neelay Shah

PM&R - Advocate Lutheran General Internal Medicine

Cody Richards

PM&R - Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Program

Rana Adil Farman

Family Medicine - University of Mississippi Medical Center Program

Daniel De Simon, MD, MBA

PM&R - Carolinas Medical Center

Harrison Jordan

PM&R - ECU Health Medical Center Program

Duo Xiao

Anesthesiology - Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital Program

Maithri Goud

Psychiatry - Cooper University Hospital

Joseph Fares

PM&R - Inspira Health Network Program

Mike Alen

PM&R - Inspira Health Network Program

Kamayel Jaludi

Anesthesiology - Jersey Shore University Medical Center Program

Christopher Lee

PM&R - JFK Medical Center Program

George Asham

Anesthesiology - Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School Program

Steven Lacombe

PM&R - Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School Program

Kevin Noorda

PM&R - HCA Healthcare Sunrise Health GME/Mountain View Program

Troy Clemons

Anesthesiology - HCA Healthcare Sunrise Health GME/MountainView Program

Cameron Harris

Family Medicine - Valley Health System

Michael Downing

PM&R - Albany Medical Center Program

Sophia Antimisiaris

PM&R - Burke Rehabilitation Hospital Program

Thomas Moss

PM&R - Good Samaritan University Hospital/Mercy Hospital Program

Mark Berkowitz

Anesthesiology - Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program

Rohan Gogoi

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

Forrest Butensky

PM&R - Nassau University Medical Center Program

Bruno Alonso

PM&R - New York Medical College (Metropolitan) Program

Richard Tran

PM&R - New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus) Program

Wenhao Yu

PM&R - New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia and Cornell Campus) Program

Edwin Davis

Emergency Medicine - NY Presbyterian Queens

Chun Maung

PM&R - NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program

Maanas Chiplunkar

PM&R - NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program

Sidharth Sahni, DO, DPT, CSCS

PM&R - NYU

Michael Sposito

PM&R - One Brooklyn Health System/Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Program

Zain Satt

PM&R - Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital Program

Dylan Dembin

Emergency Medicine - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program

Brandon Amirian

PM&R - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program

Rebecca Takele

PM&R - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program

Alexander Nappi

PM&R - SUNY Upstate Medical University Program

Maka Pickard

PM&R - University of Rochester Program

Soroush Besharat

Anesthesiology - University of Rochester Program

Tanzib Razzaki

Anesthesiology - University of Rochester Program

Michael Moradi

PM&R - Westchester Medical Center Program

Andrew Maza

PM&R - Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Program

Edith Martinez Lozano

PM&R - Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program

Anthony Anzivino

PM&R - The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University Program

Joseph Fuell

PM&R - University Hospitals Community Consortium Program

Claudia Melissa Mort

Anesthesiology - University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine Program

Tyler Freeman

PM&R - University of Toledo Program

Chase Bauer

PM&R - Albert Einstein Healthcare Network/MossRehab Program

Joseph Paganoni

PM&R - Geisinger Health System Program

Bijan Roghanchi

Emergency Medicine - Jefferson Health Northeast

Gregor Dudiak

PM&R - Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Program

Avery Ferreira

PM&R - Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Nicholas Averrell

PM&R - Temple University Hospital Program

Danielle Vitale

PM&R - University of Pennsylvania Health System Program

Clayton Bunting

PM&R - UPMC Medical Education Program

Joshua Torres

PM&R - UPMC Medical Education Program

Ryan Mortman

PM&R - UPMC Medical Education Program

Samuel Glaisher

PM&R - UPMC Medical Education Program

Alex Faziloi

Anesthesiology - UPMC Medical Education Program

Joseph Alkinski

PM&R - Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education Program

Nelson Ortiz

PM&R - VA Caribbean Healthcare System Program

Sofia V. Ojeda Bonilla

PM&R - University of Puerto Rico Program

Mahfuz Dewan

PM&R - HCA TriStar Nashville

Gary Allen

PM&R - Vanderbilt University Medical Center Program

John Spikes II

PM&R - Baylor University Medical Center Program

Ashkan Khosravi

PM&R - Baylor University Medical Center Program (Part of Baylor Scott & White Health)

Josiel Garcia

PM&R - Baylor University Medical Center Program

Puja Yatham

PM&R - Texas Rehabilitation Hospital of Fort Worth Program

Agam Jagota

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

Aila Malik

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

Marco Gutierrez

PM&R - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Program

Ammar Khan

PM&R - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program

Victoria Noel

PM&R - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Program

Damilola Gbadebo

PM&R - EVMS

Robert (Bobby) Kelly

PM&R - University of Virginia Medical Center Program

Victor Aquino

PM&R - University of Virginia Medical Center Program

Asim Shafique

PM&R - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Program

Kobe Miller

PM&R - Providence St. Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center

Jared Eng

PM&R - University of Washington Program

Luigi Gonzales

PM&R - University of Washington Program

Christine Chilaka

PM&R - University of Washington Program

Benjamin Ayres

PM&R - University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Program

Benefits:

• Website recognition
• Represent AAPM at your program

Criteria:

• Motivated to participate in AAPM.
• Currently in residency.
• Interested in pursuing a pain fellowship.
• Share AAPM announcements
• Recruit trainees to attend or submit an abstract at the Annual Meeting.