ASRA Pain Medicine's Excellence in Education Award recognizes physician members at the instructor or assistant professor level who have demonstrated innovation and success in education and have been attending physicians for a minimum of 5 years. This international award is presented to educators who self-nominate or have been nominated by their peers in recognition of their innovation and dedication to the delivery of knowledge in the fields of regional anesthesia and/or pain medicine.
Selection Criteria
The ASRA Pain Medicine Excellence in Education Award is for recognition of innovation in education. Individuals may only receive the award once.
Nominees must be:
- Early to mid-level career individuals who have been attending physicians for a minimum of 5 years.
- Actively involved in teaching.
- ASRA Pain Medicine members.
Required documents:
- Letter of support from the chair of the department or the section chief detailing the accomplishments of the nominee (500-word max).
- Two letters of support from former trainees, mentees, residents, or fellows describing how the nominee’s effectiveness as an educator influenced their current position.
- Copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae.
Past Winners
| 2025 | Sara Amaral, MD, DESAIC, EDRA |
| Siva Arumugam, MD | |
| Stephanie Cheng, MD | |
| Sandeep Dhanjal, MD | |
| Shravani Durbhakula, MD, MPH, MBA | |
| Christine Hunt, DO | |
| Brinda Kamdar, MD | |
| Keith May, MD, FASA | |
| Daniel McMillan, MD | |
| Alopi Patel, MD | |
| Peter Yi, MD, FACP | |
| 2024 | Susan Eklund, MD |
| Farrukh Munshey, MD, FRCPC | |
| Ryan Phillips, MD | |
| Bridget Pulos, MD | |
| 2023 | Hari Kalagara, MBBS, MD |
| Johnny Lee, MD | |
| Sudheer Potru, DO, FASA, FASAM | |
| 2022 | Vikram Bansal, MD |
| Jeffrey Clemmons, MD | |
| Amit Pawa, BSc, MBBS, FRCA, EDRA | |
| Steven Porter, MD | |
| Tara Sheridan, MD | |
| Cameron Smith, MD, PhD | |
| Uchenna Umeh, MD | |
| Douglas Wetmore, MD | |
| Jose Zeballos, MD |