2026 Scheduled Speakers

OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Keynote presenters will be announced in Fall 2025. Stay tuned for an exciting lineup of nationally recognized leaders in pain medicine, innovation, and clinical care.

Friday Speakers

Professional Headshot of Robert Hurley, MD, PhD, PainConnect Faculty and Pain Medicine Journal Editor in Chief
ROBERT HURLEY, MD, PHD
photo of Steven Cohen, MD, PainConnect 2026 Faculty
STEVEN COHEN, MD
Zach McCormick, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
ZACH MCCORMICK, MD

Saturday Speakers

photo of Steven Cohen, MD, PainConnect 2026 Faculty
STEVEN COHEN, MD
Zach McCormick, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
ZACH MCCORMICK, MD

SCHEDULED SPEAKERS

Professional head shot of Dr. Ajay Wasan, PainConnect Faculty
AJAY WASAN, MD
Alopi Patel, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
ALOPI PATEL, MD
Professional Headshop of Andrew Chang, MD, MS, PainConnect Faculty
ANDREW CHANG, MD, MS
Professional Headshot of Ann Shah, MD, PainConnect Faculty
ANN SHAH, MD
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ANTHONY MATCHI, MD
Antje Barreveld, MD, professional headshot
ANTJE BARREVELD, MD
Charles Argoff, MD, professional headshot, PainConnect Faculty and AAPM Immediate Past President
CHARLES ARGOFF, MD
Professional Headshot of Corrine Cooley, DPT, OCS, TPS, PainConnect 2026 Faculty.
CORRINE COOLEY, DPT, OCS, TPS
David Copenhaver, MD, professional headshot, PainConnect 2025 Chair
DAVID COPENHAVER, MD, MPH
Professional headshot for David Dickerson, MD, PainConnect 2026 Faculty Member
DAVID DICKERSON, MD
Denis Patterson, DO, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
DENIS G. PATTERSON, DO
Devan Kansagara, MD, professional headshot
DEVAN KANSAGARA, MD
Diana Tavares-Ferreira, PhD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
DIANA TAVARES-FERREIRA, PHD
Douglass Beall, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
DOUGLAS BEALL, MD
Eric Garland, PhD, LCSW, professional headshot and PainConnect faculty
ERIC GARLAND, PHD, LCSW
Professional Headshot photo of Ethan Goldstein, MD, PainConnect 2026 Faculty Member
ETHAN GOLDSTEIN, MD
Fadel Zeidan, PhD, professional headshot, PainConnect 2026 Faculty
FADAL ZEIDAN, PHD
Frank Willard, PhD, professional portrait, PainConnect 2026 Faculty
FRANK WILLARD, PHD
Gagan Mahajan, MD, professional headshot, physician member of the PainConnect Planning Committee,
GAGAN MAHAJAN, MD
Gemayel Lee, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
GEMAYEL LEE, MD
Professional headshot of Gerard Limerick, MD, PhD, AAPM PainConnect 2026 Faculty
GERARD LIMERICK, MD, PHD
Glenn Treisman, Md, PhD, professional headshot
GLENN TREISMAN, MD, PHD
Hance Clark, MD, PhD, FRCPC, professional head shot, PainConnect Faculty
HANCE CLARK, MD, PHD, FRCPC
Heather Poupore-King, PhD, professional headshot
HEATHER POUPORE-KING, PHD
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HOUMAN HOMANYOU, PHD
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IRVAN BUBIC, MD
Professional Headshot of Jason Busse, DC, PhD, PainConnect 2026 Faculty.
JASON BUSSE, DC, PHD
Jay Pasricha, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
JAY PASRICHA, MD
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JEFF MERZ-HERRALA, MD
Jennifer Hah, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
JENNIFER HAH, MD
Jeremy Adler, DMSc, PA-C, professional headshot, APP PainConnect Faculty and AAPM Foundation President
JEREMY ADLER, PA-C
Jessica Oswald, MD, MPH, professional headshot and PainConnect Emergency Medicine Faculty
JESSICA OSWALD, MD, MPH
Jianguo Chen, MD, PhD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
JIANGUO CHENG, MD, PHD
Jijun Xu, MD, PhD, professional headshot
JIJUN XU, MD PHD
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JOEL CASTELLANOS, MD
John Xavier Pereira, MD, MC, CCFP, professional headshot and Pain Medicine Faculty
JOHN XAVIER PEREIRA, MD, MC, CCFP
Jon Lee, MD, professional headshot and Emergency Medicine PainConnect Faculty
JON LEE, MD
Josh Perese, MD, professional headshot and Emergency Medicine PainConnect Faculty
JOSH PERESE, MD
Professional headshot of July Pilitsis, MD, PhD, MBA, PainConnect 2026 Faculty
JULIE PILITSIS, MD, PHD, MBA
Kara Segna, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
KARA SEGNA, MD
Kellie Jaremko, MD, PhD, professional headshot
KELLIE JAREMKO, MD, PHD
Kristen MacKenzie, MD, professional headshot
KRISTEN MACKENZIE, MD
Professional headshot of Kristen Slater, PsyD, PainConnect Faculty
KRISTEN SLATER, PSYD
Photo headshot of Kristin Schreiber, MD, PhD, PainConnect 2026 Faculty Member
KRISTIN SCHREIBER, MD, PHD
Laura Chin, MD, MPH, professional headshot
LAURA CHIN, MD, MPH
Laura Payne, PhD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
LAURA PAYNE, PHD
Lisa Luciana, PharmD, professional headshot, pharmacist PainConnect Committee Member
LISA LUCIANI, PHARMD
Lynn Kohan, MD, Professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
LYNN KOHAN, MD
Professional Headshot of Maged Guirguis, MD and PainConnect Faculty
MAGED GUIRGUIS, MD
Marie Hanna, MD MEHP, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
MARIE HANNA, MD, MEHP
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MARK WALLACE, MD
Professional headshot of Meera Kirpekar, MD, PainConnect Faculty
MEERA KIRPEKAR, MD
Meredith Barad, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
MEREDITH BARAD, MD
Michael Schatman, PhD professional headshop and PainConnect Faculty
MICHAEL E. SCHATMAN, PHD
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NATACHA TELUSCA, MD, MPH
Professional headshot of Nathan Neufeld, DO, cancer pain member of the PainConnect planning committee.
NATHAN NEUFELD, DO
Nathaniel Schuster, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty and Planning Committee Member
NATHANIEL SCHUSTER, MD
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NEWAJ ABDULLAH, MD
Nilson Mendes-Neto, MD professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
NILSON MENDES-NETO, MD
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NIMISH MITTAL, MD, MS
Professional headshot of Norman Harden, MD, PainConnect 2026 Faculty
NORMAN HARDEN, MD
Professional headshot of Marcus Norman, MD, PainConnect 2026 faculty and AAPM Board Member.
NORMAN MARCUS, MD
Paul Cheng, MD professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
PAUL CHENG, MD
Professional Headshot of Sudheer Potru, DO, FASA, FASAM, PainConnect 2026 Faculty Member
POTRU SUDHEER, DO, FASA, FASAM
Professional Headshot of Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD. faculty and physician member of the PainConnect planning committee.
PRASAD SHIRVALKAR, MD PHD
Professional Headshot of Priyanka Singla, MBBS, MD, PainConnect 2026 Faculty
PRIYANKA SINGLA, MD
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ROBERT HARRISON, ESQ
Professional Headshot of Robert Hurley, MD, PhD, PainConnect Faculty and Pain Medicine Journal Editor in Chief
ROBERT HURLEY, MD, PHD
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RODNEY GABRIEL, MD
Ryan D'Souza, MD professional headshot and faculty for PainConnect
RYAN D'SOUZA, MD
Professional headshot of Salman Hirani, MD, PainConnect 2025 Faculty member.
SALMAN HIRANI, MD
Professional Headshot of Sara Dochnal, PhD and PainConnect Faculty
SARA DOCHNAL, PHD
AAPM Pain Connect 2026 Scheduled Speakers
SAYED EMAL WAHEZI, MD
Professional photo of Scott Fishman, MD, PainConnect 2026 faculty member
SCOTT FISHMAN, MD
Professional Headshot of Scott Pritzlaff, MD, PainConnect Faculty and Planning Committee member
SCOTT G. PRITZLAFF, MD
Shane Brogan, MD professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
SHANE BROGAN, MD
Stephano Chang, MD, PhD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
STEPHANO CHANG, MD, PHD
Tania Di Renna, MD professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
TANIA DI RENNA, MD
Professional headshot of Tess Spence, MS, OTR/L, PainConnect 2026 Faculty
TESS SPENSE, MS, OTR/L
Theresa Mallick-Searle, MS, PMGT-BC, ANP-BC, professional headshot and APP PainConnect Faculty Member
THERESA MALLICK-SEARLE, MS, PMGT-BC, ANP-BC
Thomas Buchheit, MD, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
THOMAS BUCHHEIT, MD
Professional Headshot of Timothy Furnish, MD Co-Chair of the PainConnect Planning Committee.
TIM FURNISH, MD
Professional headshot of Traci Speed, MD, PhD, Faculty, Psychiatrist, and Co-Chair of the PainConnect Planning Committee.
TRACI SPEED, MD, PHD
Professional headshot of Trent Emerick, MD, MBA, FASA, and PainConnect Faculty
TRENT EMERICK, MD, MBA, FASA
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VANESSA WALIK, LCSW
professional headshot of Vivianne Tawfik, MD, PhD, PainMedicine Faculty
VIVIANNE TAWFIK, MD, PHD
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VLAD YAROV-YAROVORY, PHD
Xavier Jimenez, MD, MA, professional headshot and PainConnect Faculty
XAVIER JIMENEZ, MD, MA