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Board of Directors

At the Eastern Pain Association (EPA), our strength lies in the dedication, expertise, and passion of our team. Comprising renowned physicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals, our team is committed to advancing the understanding, treatment, and management of pain.

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Lisa R. Witkin, MD, MS

Executive Committee President

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Site Director of Pain Medicine 
at New York-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan 
Weill Cornell Medicine
New York NY

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Daniel Pak, MD

Executive Committee President-Elect

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Associate Chief of Chronic Pain, Associate Professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

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David Hao, MD

Executive Committee Secretary

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​Director, Cancer Pain Program, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assistant Professor of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School

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Yili Huang, DO, MBA

Executive Committee Treasurer

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Director, Chronic Pain Services

Northwell Health

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Surgery

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

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Peter Lascarides, DO

Executive Committee Immediate Past President

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Pain Medicine Clinician, Northern Westchester & Phelps Hospital
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Clinical Professor of Physiatry,
NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Baruch Kim, DO

Director at Large

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Pain Management

Physician, ALL OF PAIN

Founder of BestDocz 

New York, NY 

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R. Jason Yong, MD, MBA

Director at Large

Northeast Ambassador, EPA

Mass General Brigham

Department of Anesthesiology

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Ruchi Sharma, MD

Director at Large

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Nima Yazdanpanah, DO, MBA

Director at Large
 

Pain Medicine | Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA

New York Society of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | President-Elect

Inner Peace Medicine | Founder & CEO

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Cameron Mashall ,MD, MBA, MPH

Director at Large

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Leena Mathew, MD

Director at Large

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Michael L. Weinberger, MD

Past-President
Board of Directors

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
CUMC, Columbia University
Director, Pain Management Center
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Chief, Division of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
Department of Anesthesiology
Columbia University Medical Center

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Neel Mehta, MD

Executive Committee
Past President
 

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Division Chief, Weill Cornell Pain Management
Co-Director, Weill Cornell Center for Comprehensive Spine Care

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Naum Shaparin, MD, MBA

Past President
Board of Directors

Director, Pain Service, Montefiore Medical Center Director, Montefiore Multidisciplinary Pain Center
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and
Associate Professor of Family & Social Medicine and
Associate Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Alexander Mauskop, MD, FAAN

Past-President
Board of Directors

Director, New York Headache Center
Professor of Clinical Neurology, SUNY, Downstate
New York NY

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William K. Schmidt, PhD

Executive Committee
Parliamentarian
 

Pharmacologist, Analgesic Drug Development Expert ,Writer 

Past President of the EPA
President NorthStar Consulting, LLC

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Charles Inturrisi, PhD

Past-President
Board of Directors

Pharmacology
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY

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Clarence Kong, MD

Nominations Committee

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Associate Director of Interventional Spine and Pain Management, Long Island Brain & Spine

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Karina Gritsenko, MD

Nominations Committee

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Michelle H. Byers

Executive Director

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Chun Maung

Director of Digital Engagement

Resident Physician
NYU Langone Rusk Rehabilitation

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