board-of-directors - American Academy of Pain Medicine

(AAPM) 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

W. Michael Hooten, MD

President

Professor
Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, NY

Farshad M. Ahadian, MD

Treasurer

Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Center for Pain Medicine
University of California-San Diego
La Jolla, CA

Charles E. Argoff MD

President AAPM Foundation,

ex officio

Professor of Neurology
Albany Medical College
Director of the Comprehensive Pain Center
Albany Medical Center
New York

Kayode A. Williams, MD MBA

President-Elect

Chief Medical Officer,
Priority Partners MCO.,
Johns Hopkins Health Care LLC
Vice-Chair for System Integration ACCM
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Steven P. Stanos, DO

Secretary

Medical Director
Swedish Health System
Pain Medicine and Services
Seattle, WA

Robert W. Hurley, MD PhD

Editor-in-Chief, Pain Medicine,

ex officio

Professor / Executive Director of Pain Shared Services
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston Salem, NC

Vitaly Gordin, MD

Vice President

Scientific Affairs

Director for Pain Division
Penn State University
Dept of Anesthesiology
Hershey, PA

Ajay D. Wasan, MD MSc

Immediate Past President

Vice Chair for Pain Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology
Professor of Anesthesiology & Psychiatry
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
UPMC Pain Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Directors-at-large

Steven P. Cohen, MD

Chief, Division of Pain Medicine
Director, Blaustein Pain Treatment Center
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Judith Scheman, PhD

Director, Behavioral Medicine
Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH

Halena M. Gazelka, MD

Medical Director, Department of Public Affairs
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Beth Darnall, PhD

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology,
Perioperative and Pain Medicine (Adult Pain)
and, by courtesy, of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences (General Psychiatry & Psychology
(Adult))
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA

James C. Watson, MD

Professor of Neurology and Anesthesiology
Medical Director, Office of Access Management
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Jennifer M. Hah, MD

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology,
Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Stanford Hospital
Stanford, CA

liaison directors

Eduardo Fraifeld, MD

Representative

Past President

Danville, VA

Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPH

Editor-in-Chief

Pain Medicine Journal

Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA

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”

(AAPM) BoardofDirectors

W. Michael Hooten, MDPresident

Farshad M. Ahadian, MDTreasurer

Charles E. Argoff MDPresident AAPM Foundation, ex officio

Kayode A. Williams, MD MBAPresident-Elect

Steven P. Stanos, DOSecretary

Robert W. Hurley, MD PhDEditor-in-Chief, Pain Medicine,ex officio

Vitaly Gordin, MDVice PresidentScientific Affairs

Ajay D. Wasan, MD MScImmediate Past President

Steven P. Cohen, MD

Judith Scheman, PhD

Halena M. Gazelka, MD

Beth Darnall, PhD

James C. Watson, MD

Jennifer M. Hah, MD

Eduardo Fraifeld, MDRepresentativePast President

Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPHEditor-in-ChiefPain Medicine Journal

Robert E. Wailes, MDDelegateAMA House of Delegates

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)

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(AAPM) Board
of
Directors

W. Michael Hooten, MD

President

Farshad M. Ahadian, MD

Treasurer

Charles E. Argoff MD

President AAPM Foundation,

ex officio

Kayode A. Williams, MD MBA

President-Elect

Steven P. Stanos, DO

Secretary

Robert W. Hurley, MD PhD

Editor-in-Chief, Pain Medicine,

ex officio

Vitaly Gordin, MD

Vice President

Scientific Affairs

Ajay D. Wasan, MD MSc

Immediate Past President

Eduardo Fraifeld, MD

Representative

Past President

Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPH

Editor-in-Chief

Pain Medicine Journal

Robert E. Wailes, MD

Delegate

AMA House of Delegates

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)