2009 AAPM Committees
In recognition of their service to AAPM this past year, the chairs and members of all 2009 committees are listed below.
The Academy has over 20 organized committees regularly reporting to the Board of Directors with particular areas of focus, like research, governance, education, or membership. The dedicated efforts of committee members are not only invaluable to attaining AAPM's strategic goals, committee service provides another forum for members to connect with one another and to develop as leaders within the organization.
Click on any of the committee links below to view a listing of committee members:
Annual Meeting Program Committee 2009-2010
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 Zahid H. Bajwa, MDEssentials Course Co-Chair Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA |
 Gagan Mahajan, MDEssentials Course Co-Chair University of California - Davis School of Medicine Sacramento, CA |
Committee members:
Donna M. Bloodworth, MD
Asokumar Buvanendran, MD
Paul Christo, MD MBA
Robert Cohen, MD
Steven Cohen, MD
Daniel Doleys, PhD
Larry Driver, MD
Perry G. Fine, MD
Scott M. Fishman, MD
Douglas Gourlay, MD FRCP
Martin Grabois, MD
Howard A. Heit, MD FACP FASAM
Marc A. Huntoon, MD |
Leonardo Kapural, MD PhD
Diane Moskowitz Keaney, MSN RN CNS
Tim J. Lamer, MD
Robert M. Levy, MD PhD
Bill H. McCarberg, MD
Michael H. Moskowitz, MD MPH
Sunil J. Panchal, MD
Jerome Schofferman, MD
Steven P. Stanos DO
Jeffrey M. Tiede, MD
Lynn R. Webster, MD Way Yin, MD Interventional Medical Associates of Bellingham PC Bellingham, WA |
Annual Meeting Program Committee 2009-2010: International Advisors
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United States
Michel Y. Dubois, MD
Scott M. Fishman, MD Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center Philadelphia, PA |
China
Jisheng Han, MD
De Ren Zhang, MD |
Australia/New Zealand
Nikolai Bogduk, MD PhD
Michael Cousins, MD DSc FANZCA FRCA FAChHPM(RACP) FFPMANZCA Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Nedlands, Australia |
Awards Committee
 Kenneth Follett, MD PhDChair University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE |
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Committee members:
Eduardo Fraifeld, MD
Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPH |
Bill H. McCarberg, MD SpineCare Medical Group, Inc. Daly City, CA |
Business Oversight Committee
 B. Todd Sitzman, MD MPHChair Advanced Pain Therapy Hattiesburg, MS |
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Committee members:
Perry Fine, MD
Scott M. Fishman, MD
Kenneth Follett, MD PhD
Melvin C. Gitlin, MD |
Tim J. Lamer, MD
Sunil Panchal, MD
Albert Ray, MD
Richard L. Stieg, MD |
By-Laws Committee
 Michel Y. Dubois, MDChair New York University School of Medicine New York, NY |
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Committee members:
Frederick W. Burgess, MD PhD
Steven D. Feinberg, MD
Philipp M. Lippe, MD |
Albert Ray, MD
Ben Shwachman, MD JD |
CME Committee
 Dana L. Simon, MDChair West Des Moines, IA |
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Committee members:
Donna Bloodworth, MD
Bernard Canlas, MD
Larry Driver, MD |
Gerhard Friehs, MD
Martin Grabois, MD
Sean Mackey, MD PhD |
Coding and Reimbursement Committee
 Eduardo Fraifeld, MDChair Southside Pain Solutions Danville, VA |
 Fred Davis, MDVice-Chair Michigan Pain Consultants Grand Rapids, MI |
Committee members:
Paul Christo, MD
Robert Friedman, MD
Todd Handel, MD
David H. Kane, MD
Frank Lagattuta, MD
Srdjan Nedeljkovic, MD |
Gunasiri Samarasinghe, MD
Ben Shwachman, MD JD
Lee Snook, Jr MD
Leonard Soloniuk, MD
Emily Hill, PA |
Commercially Supported Symposia Subcommittee
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Gagan Mahajan, MD Chair University of California-Davis Sacramento, CA |
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Committee members:
Paul Christo, MD MBA
Larry Driver, MD
Doug Gourlay, MD FRCP
Perry Fine, MD
Leonardo Kapural, MD PhD |
Bill McCarberg, MD
B. Todd Sitzman, MD MPH
Steven Stanos, DO
Ajay Wasan, MD MSc
Lynn Webster, MD |
Communications Committee
 John Peppin, DO FACPChair University of Kentucky Lexington, KY |
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Committee members:
Robert L. Barkin, PharmD
Frederick W. Burgess, MD PhD
Michael Francis, MD
Lynn R. Johnson, MD |
Chris J. Kottenstette, PA-C
Michael Moskowitz, MD MPH
Sunil J. Panchal, MD |
Educational Programs Committee
 Vitaly Gordin, MDChair Penn State University College of Medicine Hershey, PA |
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Committee members:
Donna Bloodworth, MD
Edwin L Capulong, MD
Robert Cohen, MD
Juan B. Firnhaber-Burgos, MD
Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPH |
David Giampetro, MD
Martin Grabois, MD
Michael Moskowitz, MD MPH
Marc Sloan, MD
Armando Villarreal, MD |
Ethics Council
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Michel Y. Dubois, MD Chair New York University School of Medicine New York, NY |
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Committee members:
John Banja, PhD
David Brushwood, JD RPh
Timothy R. Deer, MD
Larry Driver, MD
Gilbert Fanciullo, MD
Perry Fine, MD
Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPH
Hugh Gilbert, MD
Daniel Hamaty, MD
Lynn Jansen, PhD RN |
David H. Kane, MD
Kimberly Kaplan, MD
Allen Lebovits, PhD
Philipp M. Lippe, MD
Robert Orr, MD
John Peppin, DO FACP
Ben Rich, JD PhD
Jerome Schofferman, MD
Knox Todd, MD |
External Affairs Committee
 Norman Marcus, MDChair Norman Marcus Pain Institute New York, NY |
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Committee members:
Benoy Benny, MD
Ramsin Benyamin
Frederick W. Burgess, MD PhD
Paul Christo, MD MBA
Dave Columbus, DO
Timothy R. Deer, MD
Orlando Florete, MD
Gerhard Friehs, MD
Martin Grabois, MD
J. David Haddox, DDS MD
Salim Hayek, MD |
Edwin Hyde, MD
Margaret M. Kotz, DO
Philipp M. Lippe, MD
Jeffrey Livovich, MD
Paul E. Mayes, MD
Ed Michna, JD MD BSPHARM
Joshua Prager, MD MS
Albert Ray, MD
Richard Rosenquist, MD
Ben Shwachman, MD JD
Richard L. Stieg, MD
Michael Weintraub, MD |
Finance Committee
 Perry Fine, MDChair University of Utah - Pain Research Center Salt Lake City, UT |
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Committee members:
Kenneth Follett, MD PhD
Eduardo Fraifeld, MD
Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPH
Philipp M. Lippe, MD |
Sunil J. Panchal, MD
B. Todd Sitzman, MD MPH
Lynn Webster, MD |
Legislative & Regulatory Affairs Committee
 Scott M. Fishman, MDChair University of California - Davis Sacramento, CA |
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Committee members:
Perry Fine, MD
Kenneth A. Follett, MD PhD
Eduardo Fraifeld, MD |
Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPH
Aaron Gilson, MS, MSSW, PhD
Ben Rich, JD PhD |
Local Initiatives Committee
 Lynn Webster, MDChair Life Tree Pain Clinic Salt Lake City, UT |
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Committee members:
Michael J. Brennan, MD
Frederick W. Burgess, MD PhD |
John Peppin, DO FACP
Albert Ray, MD |
Membership Committee
 Thomas L. Yearwood, MD PhDChair Comprehensive Pain & Rehabilitation Daphne, AL |
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Committee members:
Frederick W. Burgess, MD PhD
Geralyn Datz, PhD
Todd Handel, MD
Mark F. Hurdle, MD
Paul Kreis, MD |
Lisa Nocera, MD
Albert Ray, MD
Khuram Sial, MD
Howard Smith, MD |
Nominating Committee
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Kenneth Follett, MD PhD Chair University of Nebraska Omaha, NE |
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Committee members:
Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPH
Eduardo Fraifeld, MD
Allen W. Burton, MD
Leonardo Kapural, MD PhD |
Philipp M. Lippe, MD
Ed Michna, JD MD BSPHARM
Albert Ray, MD |
Research Committee
 Alex Cahana, MDCo-Chair University of Washington Seattle, WA |
 Ajay D. Wasan, MD MSCo-Chair Pain Management Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
Committee members:
Miroslav Backonja, MD
Allen W. Burton, MD
Timothy R. Deer, MD
Steven Cohen, MD
R Norman Harden, MD
Mike W. Hooten, MD |
Leonardo Kapural, MD PhD
Sean Mackey, MD PhD
Lynn Webster, MD
Debra K. Weiner, MD
Kayode Williams, MD MBA |
Scientific Poster Abstract Committee
 Jeffrey Tiede, MDChair Columbia Interventional Pain Center Columbia, MO |
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Committee members:
Miroslav Backonja, MD
Donna Bloodworth, MD
Nancy Bratanow, MD
Daniel Doleys, PhD
Gennady Gekht, MD |
Leonardo Kapural, MD PhD
Jana Mossey, PhD MPH MSN
Ajay Wasan, MD MSc
James Watson, MD |
Scientific Review Committee
 Timothy R. Deer, MDChair The Center for Pain Relief Charleston, WV |
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Committee members:
Zahid Bajwa, MD
David Borsook, MD PhD
Mohamed Elkersh, MD
Vitaly Gordin, MD
Howard Heit, MD FACP FASAM
Robin Hamill-Ruth, MD
Leonardo Kapural, MD PhD |
Nagy Mekhail, MD PhD
Richard Osenbach, MD
Sunil Panchal, MD
Jerome Schofferman, MD
Sridhar Vasudevan, MD
Thomas L. Yearwood, MD PhD |
Site Selection Committee
 Donna Bloodworth, MDChair Quentin Mease Community Hospital Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX |
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Committee members:
Paul Christo, MD MBA
Martin Grabois, MD |
Gagan Mahajan, MD
Sunil Panchal, MD |
Strategic Planning Committee
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Eduardo Fraifeld, MD Chair Southside Pain Solutions Danville, VA |
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Committee members:
Frederick W. Burgess, MD, PhD
Michel Y. Dubois, MD
Perry Fine, MD
Kenneth Follett, MD PhD
Rollin M. Gallagher, MD MPH
Vitaly Gordin, MD |
Martin Grabois, MD
Philipp M. Lippe, MD
Norman Marcus, MD
Michael H. Moskowitz, MD
B. Todd Sitzman, MD MPH
Thomas L. Yearwood, MD, PhD |
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