American Academy of Pain Medicine

AAPM Local Initiatives

AAPM is working to recruit members to develop a network of advocates for the specialty of Pain Medicine in each state. There are currently four chapters and over 40 state representatives, who monitor local issues and assist in the quest for Pain Medicine specialty recognition. This representation will allow for better communication, quicker responses, and a broader influence that will ensure the concerns of the Pain Medicine community are heard and respected. To contact a chapter president or state representative, use the online physician directory by clicking here, email cburke@painmed.org or call 847-375-4731.

Click on a state abbreviation to view the representative(s) in that state:

AK	AL	AR	AZ	CA	CO	CT	DC	FL	GA
HI	IA	ID	IL	IN	KS	KY	LA	MA	MD
ME	MI	MN	MS	MO	MT	NC	ND	NE	NH
NJ	NM	NV	NY	OH	OR	PA	RI	SC	SD
TN	TX	UT	VT	VA	WA	WI	WV	WY
Military

We are close to reaching our goal of obtaining representation from each state, but representatives are still needed for the following states:

Delaware, Oklahoma

If you are a pain physician practicing in one of these states and are interested in serving, please contact AAPM at 847-375-4731 or info@painmed.org.

Local Initiatives Committee Chair
	Michael J. Brennan, MD The Pain Center of Fairfield Fairfield, CT

State Representatives (listed in alphabetical order by state):
Alabama
	State Representative - Alabama Thomas J. Kraus, DO Pain Management Services Homewood, AL

Alaska
	State Representative - Alaska Nancy E. Cross, MD Advanced Medical Centers of Alaska Anchorage, AK

Arizona
	State Representative - Arizona Andrew G Shetter, MD Barrow Neurosurgical Associates, Ltd Phoenix, AZ

Arkansas
	State Representative - Arkansas Louis Gordon Sasser, III, MD Sparks Medical Foundation Fort Smith, AR

California
	Chapter President - California Philipp M. Lippe, MD San Jose, CA

Colorado
	Chapter President - Colorado Giancarlo Barolat MD Barolat Neuroscience Presbyterian / St Luke’s Medical Center Denver, CO
	State Representative - Colorado Richard Stieg, MD MHS LoDo Pain & Headache Clinic Aurora, CO

Connecticut
	State Representative - Connecticut Michael J. Brennan, MD The Pain Center of Fairfield Fairfield, CT

District of Columbia
	Local Representative - District of Columbia Chester Buckenmaier, MD Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC

Florida
	State Representative - Florida Albert Ray, MD Pain Medicine Solutions Miami, FL

Georgia
	State Representative - Georgia Donald R. Taylor, MD Comprehensive Pain Care PC Marietta, GA

Hawaii
	State Representative - Hawaii Mike Nichols, MD Kealakekua, HI

Idaho
	Chapter President - Idaho Rick DuBose, MD Idaho Pain Center Boise, ID

Illinois
	State Representative - Illinois Steven Stanos, DO Center for Pain Management Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL

Indiana
	State Representative - Indiana David C. Miller, MD Woodland Pain Center Michigan City, IN
	State Representative - Indiana Randy Oliver, MD Oliver Headache & Pain Clinic Evansville, IN

Iowa
	State Representative - Iowa Dana L. Simon, MD West Des Moines, IA

Kansas
	State Representative - Kansas Steven Simon, MD, RPh Pain Management Institute Overland Park, KS

Kentucky
	State Representative - Kentucky John F. Peppin, DO, FACP Pain Treatment Center of the Bluegrass Lexington, KY

Louisiana
	State Representative - Louisiana Harry J. Gould, III, MD PhD LSU School of Medicine Dept of Neurology New Orleans, LA

Maine
	State Representative - Maine John J. Kazalski, DO MMSc The Pain Management Center of MidCoast Maine Wiscasset, ME

Maryland
	State Representative - Maryland Chester Buckenmaier, MD Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC

Massachusetts
	State Representative - Massachusetts Zahid H. Bajwa, MD Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA
	State Representative - Massachusetts Ed Michna, JD MD BSPHARM Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA

Michigan
	State Representative - Michigan Fred Davis, MD Michigan Pain Consultants Grand Rapids, MI
	State Representative - Michigan William Morrone, D.O., M.S. Assistant Director of Family Medicine, Synergy Medical Education Alliance Director of Hospice of Michigan, Saginaw Consulting Addictionologist, Wolverine Human Services Medical Examiner Bay City, MI

Minnesota
	State Representative - Minnesota Mike Hooten, MD Mayo Clinic Department of Anesthesiology Rochester, MN

Mississippi
	State Representative - Mississippi Thomas Yearwood, MD PhD Comprehensive Pain and Rehabilitation Pascagoula, MS

Missouri
	State Representative - Missouri Benjamin Lampert, MD St. John's Physicians & Clinics Inc Springfield, MO

Montana
	State Representative - Montana Michael Schabacker, MD Northern Rockies Regional Pain Billings, MT

Nebraska
	State Representative - Nebraska John R. Massey, MD Nebraska Pain Consultants Lincoln, NE

Nevada
	State Representative - Nevada Charles Henry Tadlock, MD Las Vegas, NV

New Hampshire
	State Representative - New Hampshire David Nagel, MD Concord Orthopaedics Concord, NH

New Jersey
	State Representative - New Jersey Jeffrey Gudin, MD Center for Pain Management Englewood, NJ

New Mexico
	State Representative - New Mexico David A Woog, MD Santa Fe Pain & Spine Specialists Santa Fe, NM

New York
	State Representative - New York Charles E. Argoff, MD Albany, NY

North Carolina
	State Representative - North Carolina Gerald M. Aronoff, MD DABPM DABPN Charlotte, NC

North Dakota
	State Representative - North Dakota Majid Ghazi, MD Merit Care Hospital Pain Clinic West Fargo, ND

Ohio
	State Representative - Ohio Leonardo Kapural, MD PhD Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH

Oregon
	State Representative - Oregon Peter Kosek, MD Pain Consultants of Oregon Eugene, OR

Pennsylvania
	State Representative - Pennsylvania Bruce D. Nicholson MD Director Division Pain Medicine Lehigh Valley Health Network Clinical Associate Professor Department of Anesthesia Penn State School of Medicine Allentown, PA

Rhode Island
	State Representative - Rhode Island Frederick Burgess, MD PhD Rhode Island Hospital Department of Anesthesiology Providence, RI

South Carolina
	State Representative - South Carolina John R Satterthwaite, MD Carolinas Center for Advanced Management of Pain Greenville, SC

South Dakota
	State Representative - South Dakota Patrick Lee Retterath, MD Innovative Pain and Procedural Center Watertown, SD

Tennessee
	State Representative - Tennessee Joe H. Browder, MD Pain Consultants of East Tennessee Knoxville, TN

Texas
	State Representative - Texas Donna M. Bloodworth, MD Quentin Mease Community Hospital Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Houston, TX

Utah
	Chapter President - Utah Michael Jaffe, MD Salt Lake City, UT
	State Representative - Utah Lynn Webster, MD Life Tree Pain Clinic Salt Lake City, UT

Vermont
	State Representative - Vermont Brian Erickson, MD Fletcher Allen Health Care Burlington, VT

Virginia
	State Representative - Virginia Robin Hamill-Ruth, MD Pain Management Center University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, VA

Washington
	State Representative - Washington Alex Cahana, MD University of Washington Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine Seattle, WA

West Virginia
	State Representative - West Virginia Josiah K. Lilly, MD Appalachian Pain Therapy Charleston, WV

Wisconsin
	State Representative - Wisconsin David I. Stein, MD Milwaukee Pain Treatment Center Milwaukee, WI

Wyoming
	State Representative - Wyoming Jeffrey Fowler, MD Lander, WY

Military
	Military Representative Chester Buckenmaier, MD Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC