About The American Society of Pain & Neuroscience

Welcome to the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience

ASPN was created to bring the top minds in the fields of Pain and Neuroscience together

The society has a mission to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and to elevate each other in a quest to improve the field. By this combined effort, we can foster a new sense of cooperation, collaboration, and can be a part of the solution to societal issues such as the opioid crisis, increasing disability, lack of diversity, and mixed messages about the prevailing goals of those of us striving to improve the field.

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience was established to lead us to an age of scientific enlightenment via mutual collaboration with physician members, scientists, governmental agencies, payers, centers of higher education, and other medical societies.

Welcome to the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience

ASPN was created to bring the top minds in the fields of Pain and Neuroscience together

The society has a mission to improve education, highlight scientific curiosity, establish best practice, and to elevate each other in a quest to improve the field. By this combined effort, we can foster a new sense of cooperation, collaboration, and can be a part of the solution to societal issues such as the opioid crisis, increasing disability, lack of diversity, and mixed messages about the prevailing goals of those of us striving to improve the field.

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience was established to lead us to an age of scientific enlightenment via mutual collaboration with physician members, scientists, governmental agencies, payers, centers of higher education, and other medical societies.

Mission Statement

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience is dedicated to advancement in the fields of Pain and Neuroscience. All initiatives of ASPN are dedicated to improving patient outcomes, education, research, and innovation. ASPN is committed to achieving its goals by embracing diversity that is inclusive to individuals of all genders, cultures, age, race, sexual orientation, and profession.

Mission Statement

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience is dedicated to advancement in the fields of Pain and Neuroscience. All initiatives of ASPN are dedicated to improving patient outcomes, education, research, and innovation. ASPN is committed to achieving its goals by embracing diversity that is inclusive to individuals of all genders, cultures, age, race, sexual orientation, and profession.

A Different “Pain Society”

ASPN was created to harness the talents of brightest minds in our profession. Innovative committees, educational meetings, and collaborative publications set ASPN apart as a unique society.

Interventional Pain Medicine is an unprecedented time of innovation and growth. Advancements in neuromodulation, minimally invasive spine procedures, regenerative medicine, and other areas requires a society of the top thought leaders to shape the safe, effective, and responsible utilization of these treatments.

A Different “Pain Society”

ASPN was created to harness the talents of brightest minds in our profession. Innovative committees, educational meetings, and collaborative publications set ASPN apart as a unique society.

Interventional Pain Medicine is an unprecedented time of innovation and growth. Advancements in neuromodulation, minimally invasive spine procedures, regenerative medicine, and other areas requires a society of the top thought leaders to shape the safe, effective, and responsible utilization of these treatments.

Our Leadership

Our various leadership boards play an integral role in the direction of ASPN

Executive Board 2025 – 2027

Timothy Deer, MD

Chairman and Co-Founder

Dawood Sayed, MD

Vice Chairman and Co-Founder

Krishnan Chakravarthy, MD, PHD

Executive Board – President

Steven Falowski, MD, FAANS

Executive Board – President Elect

Sean Li, MD

Executive Board – Vice President

Kasra Amirdelfan, MD

Executive Board – Vice President Clinical Affairs

David Lee, MD

Executive Board – Associate Vice President of Clinical Affairs

Nomen Azeem, MD

Executive Board – Secretary

Melissa Murphy, MD

Executive Board – Treasurer

Erika Petersen, MD, FAANS

Immediate Past President

Jason E. Pope, MD

Senior Executive Advisor to the Board

Directors at Large 2025-2027

Michael J. Dorsi, MD

Director at Large

Leonardo Kapural, MD,PhD

Director at Large

Douglas P. Beall, MD

Director at Large

Ramo K. Naidu, MD

Director at Large

Kenneth B. Chapman, MD

Director at Large

Jennifer Hah, MD

Director at Large

Soriaya Motivala, MD

Director at Large

David Dickerson, MD

Director at Large

Ex Officio, Advisors to the President and Chairman

Jacqueline Weisbein, DO

Ex Officio, Advisors to the President and Chairman

Jon Carlson, MD

Ex Officio, Advisors to the President and Chairman

Pankaj Mehta, MD

Ex Officio, Advisors to the President and Chairman

VP Positions

Jay S. Grider, MD

VP of Guidelines

Kathleen W. Meacham, MD, PhD

VP of Translational Research

Jonathan D. Carlson, MD

VP of Membership and Member Engagement

Pankaj Mehta, MD

VP of Membership and Member Engagement

Anthony Giuffrida, MD

VP of Social Media and Public Engagement

Christopher Paul, MD

Medical Director of Webinar Education and Creation

Hemant Kalia, MD

Vice President, Office of Reimbursement & Regulatory Affairs

Mark N. Malinowski, DO, FIPP

Assistant Vice President, Office of Reimbursement & Regulatory Affairs

Harry P. Sukumaran, MD

Assistant Vice President, Office of Reimbursement & Regulatory Affairs

Timothy Lubenow, MD

VP of Fellow Education

David Dickerson, MD

Assistant VP of Fellow Education

Daniel Pak, MD

Assistant VP of Fellow Education

Natalie Strand, MD

Vice President of Compliance

Christopher Lam, MD

Assistant VP of Compliance

Trishul Kapoor, MD

Assistant VP of Compliance

Jordan Lee Tate, MD, MPH

VP of Diversity and Outreach

David E. Reece, DO

VP ASPN Military Leadership Council

Maged Guirguis, MD

Director of Centers of Excellence

Denis G. Patterson, DO

Liaison to Pacific Spine and Pain Society

Committee Chairs

Mark N. Malinowski, DO, FIPP

Chair, Advocacy & Policy Committee

Tariq AlFarra, DO

Vice Chair, Advocacy & Policy Committee

Johnathan H. Goree, MD

Chair, Diversity and Outreach

Eric Cornidez, MD, MBA

Vice Chair, Diversity and Outreach

Latrice Akuamoah, MD

Vice Chair, Diversity and Outreach

Alane Costanzo, MD

Chair, ASPN Military Leadership Council

Denise Lester, MD

Vice Chair, ASPN Military Leadership Council

Robert Trainer, MD

Vice Chair, ASPN Military Leadership Council

Edward Podgorski, MD

Chair, ASPN CARES Committee

Tolga Suvar, MD

Chair, ASPN CARES Committee

Nikhil Verma, MD

Chair, Social Media Committee

John H Gallagher MD, MS

Vice Chair, Social Media Committee

Andrew Goldblum, DO

Vice Chair, Social Media Committee

Angel Boev, MD

Chair, Spine Surgeons Advisory Committee

Gustaf Van Acker, M.D., Ph.D.

Member, Research Committee

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Please give to the society to allow us to further our goals. Consider donating in amounts of $100, $250, $500 or $1,000.

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