Congratulations to the IPSIS 2025 Award Winners!

Congratulations to the physicians recognized this year for their contributions to interventional pain medicine and IPSIS. We celebrated their achievements at the awards presentations in Denver at the IPSIS 2025 Annual Meeting.

Charles N. Aprill Lifetime Achievement Award

At the IPSIS Annual Meeting in Denver, the Charles N. Aprill Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Michael B. Furman, MD, MS for his significant career-spanning contributions to the field of interventional pain medicine. The Aprill Award is the highest distinction that IPSIS bestows. 

Richard Derby Distinguished Service Award

IPSIS Past President Joshua Rittenberg, MD, and IPSIS founding member Richard Derby, MD, present Dr. Derby’s namesake Distinguished Service Award to D. Scott Kreiner, MD.

Outstanding Volunteer Award

We celebrated the achievements of volunteers in Denver. Here’s IPSIS Past President Joshua Rittenberg, MD, flanked by the IPSIS 2025 Outstanding Volunteer Award winners Reza Ehsanian, MD, PhD (left), and Kevin "Buzz" Barrette, MD (right).

Instructor of the Year Award

IPSIS Past President Joshua Rittenberg, MD, (center) presents his instructor colleagues Patrick H. Waring, MD (left), and Fred DeFrancesch, MD, (right) the IPSIS Instructor of the Year Award at the Annual Meeting in Denver. Congratulations to these two outstanding New Orleans-based physicians! 

View the previous IPSIS award winners here.