AAPM members are invited to nominate fellow members for our monthly AAPM Member Focus feature by filling out the form found here. Below is this month’s focus member.
The AAPM Member Focus nominee for July 2023 is Tariq AlFarra, D.O.
Dr. AlFarra is a recent AAPM member and contributor, currently serving on the Media & Public Relations Committee as the Director of the CME Webinar Series. He is a member of the 2022 AAPM Winter Scholars cohort.
Representing the young generation of future leaders in the pain medicine field, Dr. AlFarra helps create and provide innovative pain solutions for patients.
He helped launch a startup known as MyndVR as their head of clinical research. The company provides a unified platform delivering virtual reality pain solutions to seniors experiencing cognitive decline, offering therapeutic interventions in a more scalable and efficient way compared to traditional therapies. This innovative approach increases the quality of care while reducing the long-term cost of treatment, making it a valuable asset for the future of senior care.
This fall, he will begin his tenure with Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, NY. After obtaining his medical degree at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, he pursued an internship at Texas A&M Health Science Center/Baylor Scott & White Health.
From there, Dr AlFarra went on to complete his Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency and his Interventional Pain Fellowship, Department of Anesthesiology, at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD.
While there, he had the honor of being named Administrative Chief Resident, Johns Hopkins PM&R as well as earning several awards, including the famed Golden Heart Award and Good Catch Award, respectively.
Dr. AlFarra has authored dozens of peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and presentations advancing studies in his areas of expertise.
Nominate a fellow AAPM member who exemplifies our mission to advance multidisciplinary pain care innovation, education, advocacy, and research by completing the nomination form here.