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July Member Focus: Priyanka Singla
July Member Focus: Priyanka Singla

AAPM Member Focus: Dr. Priyanka Singla, educator, clinician, and leader advancing education, innovation, restorative neurostimulation, and evidence-based pain care. Continue Reading

Date posted07/7/2025


June Member Focus: Liz Courtney
June Member Focus: Liz Courtney

AAPM June Member Focus: Dr. Rena 'Liz' Courtney, behavioral medicine leader advancing multidisciplinary chronic pain care, PREVAIL model, and Pain Psychology. Continue Reading

Date posted06/2/2025


March Member Focus: David Copenhaver, MD
March Member Focus: David Copenhaver, MD

AAPM Member Focus: Dr. David Copenhaver, UC Davis anesthesiology leader in cancer pain management, education, neuromodulation, and Bonica’s Pain Management. Continue Reading

Date posted03/3/2025


February Member Focus: Traci Speed, MD, PhD
February Member Focus: Traci Speed, MD, PhD

AAPM Member Focus spotlights Dr. Traci Speed, psychiatrist in chronic pain care, with holistic, behavioral-health integration, mentorship, and advocacy. Continue Reading

Date posted02/2/2025


January Member Focus: Kara Segna, MD
January Member Focus: Kara Segna, MD

Discover January 2025 AAPM Member Focus: Dr. Kara Segna of Johns Hopkins, leading regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine; nominate a fellow member. Continue Reading

Date posted01/6/2025


December Member Focus: Amitabh Gulati, MD
December Member Focus: Amitabh Gulati, MD

AAPM December 2024 Member Focus: Amitabh Gulati, MD — interventional cancer pain specialist, educator, and ultrasound-guided expert at MSK. Continue Reading

Date posted12/2/2024


November Member Focus: Mirsad Serdarevic, PhD
November Member Focus: Mirsad Serdarevic, PhD

AAPM Member Focus spotlights Mirsad Serdarevic, PhD, Vice Chair, Behavioral Medicine, on 'Chronic Pain Psychology in Neurology Practice' and pain care. Continue Reading

Date posted11/4/2024


October Member Focus: Meredith Barad, MD
October Member Focus: Meredith Barad, MD

AAPM Member Focus: Meredith Barad, MD, Stanford neurologist and pain medicine expert in head and facial pain. Learn her work and nominate a fellow member. Continue Reading

Date posted10/7/2024


September Member Focus: Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA
September Member Focus: Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA

AAPM September 2024 Member Focus: Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA — pain medicine expert, associate professor, and leader advancing multidisciplinary pain care. Continue Reading

Date posted09/9/2024


August Member Focus: David Jevotovsky, MD
August Member Focus: David Jevotovsky, MD

AAPM August Member Focus: Dr. David Jevotovsky, MD, NYU Langone PM&R resident, innovating pain care; MBA-trained, leads Ambassador Program. Nominate a member. Continue Reading

Date posted08/20/2024


Member Focus: Tanya Juneja, MD
Member Focus: Tanya Juneja, MD

AAPM Member Focus: Tanya Juneja, MD, PM&R resident, shares her passion for interventional pain management, education, advocacy, and research in pain medicine. Continue Reading

Date posted07/25/2024


January Member Focus: Joseph Hendrix, MD
January Member Focus: Joseph Hendrix, MD

AAPM January Member Focus: Joseph Hendrix, MD - pain medicine policy leader, CPT Advisory Committee representative, shaping pain management and education. Continue Reading

Date posted01/29/2024