Gala Dinner and Award Celebration

Date

Friday, November 3, 2023

Venue

Manhattan Ballroom, Hyatt Regency

Program

6:00-7:00 PM Cocktail Hour sponsored by Silver Sponsor Boston Scientific

7:00-10:00 PM Gala Dinner and Award Celebration

International Scholar 2023 Award recipient: Monique Steegers, MD (The Netherlands)
Introduction by Peter Staats, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician 2023 Award recipient: Sean Li, MD
Introduction by Christopher Gharibo, MD

Distinguished Service 2023 Award recipient: Scott Woska, MD
Introduction by Sudhir Diwan, MD

Lifetime Achievement 2023 Award recipient: Robert Levy, MD
Introduction by Timothy Deer, MD

Thank you note – Presented by Kristen Klein, AGNP-C

Music

Yacht Rock Band playing Blue Abyss.

Attendees

All registered participants are invited upon their RSVPs.

Dress code: BLACK TIE
Additional tickets for the Awards Dinner are available for your non-registered partner(s), price: $100 / person

2023 Awards

Lifetime Achievement Award 2023
Robert Levy, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2023
Robert Levy, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2023
Sean Li, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2023
Sean Li, MD

International Scholar Award 2023
Monique Steegers, MD (The Netherlands)

International Scholar Award 2023
Monique Steegers, MD (The Netherlands)

Distinguished Service Award 2023
Scott Woska, MD

Distinguished Service Award 2023
Scott Woska, MD

The past awardees at NYNJ Pain Symposium

Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
Giancarlo Barolat, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2022
Giancarlo Barolat, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2022
Karina Gritsenko, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2022
Karina Gritsenko, MD

International Scholar Award 2022
Jose De Andres, MD (Spain)

International Scholar Award 2022
Jose De Andres, MD (Spain)

Lifetime Achievement Award 2021
Timothy Deer, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2021
Timothy Deer, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2021
Dawood Sayed, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2021
Dawood Sayed, MD

International Scholar Award 2021
Chih-Peng Lin,MD (Taiwan)

International Scholar Award 2021
Chih-Peng Lin,MD (Taiwan)

Lifetime Educational Achievement Award 2021
Sudhir Diwan, MD

Lifetime Educational Achievement Award 2021
Sudhir Diwan, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2019
Richard Rosenthal, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2019
Richard Rosenthal, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2019
Christopher Gharibo, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2019
Christopher Gharibo, MD

International Scholar Award 2019
Ricardo Plancarte-Sanchez, MD (Mexico)

International Scholar Award 2019
Ricardo Plancarte-Sanchez, MD (Mexico)

Lifetime Achievement Award 2018
Peter Staats, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2018
Peter Staats, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2018
Aaron Calodney, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2018
Aaron Calodney, MD

International Scholar Award 2018
Fabricio Assis, MD

International Scholar Award 2018
Fabricio Assis, MD

Rising Star Award 2018
Amit Gulati, MD

Rising Star Award 2018
Amit Gulati, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2017
Elliot Krames, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2017
Elliot Krames, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2017
Ramsin Benyamin, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2017
Ramsin Benyamin, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2016
Nagy Mekhail, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2016
Nagy Mekhail, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2016
Miles Day, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2016
Miles Day, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2015
Andrea Trescot, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2015
Andrea Trescot, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2015
Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2015
Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2014
Richard Rauck, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2014
Richard Rauck, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2014
David Caraway, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2014
David Caraway, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2013
Michael Stanton Hicks, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2013
Michael Stanton Hicks, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2013
Sudhir Diwan, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2013
Sudhir Diwan, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2012
Gabor B. Racz, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2012
Gabor B. Racz, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2012
Peter Staats, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician Award 2012
Peter Staats, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2011
Lax Manchikanti, MD

Lifetime Achievement Award 2011
Lax Manchikanti, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician 2011
Timothy Deer, MD

Outstanding Pain Physician 2011
Timothy Deer, MD