Founders Award
The Founders Award is given to an individual for outstanding contributions to the science or practice of Pain Medicine. This award is given for continued contributions for the basic or clinical science of Pain Medicine or for demonstration of clinical excellence or innovation in the practice of Pain Medicine.
The 2020 Founders Award recipient is Ru-Rong Ji, PhD, PI.
Past Recipients
1995: Benjamin L. Crue, Jr., MD FACS
1996: Wilbert Fordyce, PhD
1997: Peter Wilson, MBBS PhD
1998: Tony Yaksh, PhD
1999: Steven Feinberg, MD
2000: Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPH
2001: Gary J. Bennett, PhD
2002: Russell Portenoy, MD
2003: Donald D. Price, PhD
2004: James C. Eisenach, MD
2005: Edward C. Covington, MD
2006: Gerald F. Gebhart, PhD
2007: Richard B. North, MD
2008: Michael J. Cousins, MD DSc FANZCA FRCA FAChPM(RACP) FFPMANZCA
2009: Nikolai Bogduk, MD PhD DSc
2010: David E. Joranson, MSSW
2011: Daniel B. Carr, MD
2012: Howard L. Fields, MD PhD
2013: Allan Basbaum, PhD
2014: Steven P. Cohen, MD
2015: Clifford Wolff, MD, PhD
2016: Daniel J. Clauw, MD
2017: R. Norman Harden, MD
2018: Robert H. Dworkin, PhD