Annual Awards

Honoring Excellence

Every year, APS rewards excellence in the field of pain management and research by presenting awards for career achievement, pain scholarship, education and public service, advocacy on behalf of children, outstanding service to APS, and early-career achievements.

2016 Annual Award Recipients

John and Emma Bonica Public Service Award
Paul Christo, MD MBA

Wilbert E. Fordyce Clinical Investigator Award
Sean Mackey, MD PhD

Frederick W. L. Kerr Basic Science Research Award
Michael Gold, PhD

Jeffrey Lawson Award for Advocacy in Children's Pain Relief
Christine T. Chambers, PhD

John C. Liebeskind Early Career Scholar Award
Zina Trost, PhD

Elizabeth Narcessian Award for Outstanding Educational Achievements in the Field of Pain
Stefan Friedrichsdorf, MD FAAP

Distinguished Service Award
Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite, PhD

Kathleen Foley Journalist Award
Rachel Rabkin Peachman

Future Leaders Recipient

Jennifer Rabbitts, MhCB