The Aprill Award is presented to IPSIS members who have made significant career-spanning contributions to the field of interventional pain medicine. The recipients represent the most influential minds who have made a lasting imprint on the Society and the field. The Aprill Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest distinction that IPSIS bestows.

Aprill Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients:

• Michael B. Furman, MD, MS — Awarded at the IPSIS 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver
  
• Matthew Smuck, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston
  
• Ray Baker, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago
• John MacVicar, MB ChB — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
• Anthony C. Schwarzer, MB BS, PhD — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
• Timothy Maus, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2021 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
• Paul Dreyfuss, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2019 Annual Meeting in New York
• Richard Derby, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2017 Annual Meeting in San Francisco
• Nikolai Bogduk, MD, PhD — Awarded at the SIS 2017 Annual Meeting in San Francisco
• Charles Aprill, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2014 Annual Meeting in Orlando

The Derby Award is presented to IPSIS members who have distinguished themselves within the Society through their exemplary volunteer service in the advancement of the interventional pain field and the best interest of patients.

Derby Distinguished Service Award Recipients:

• D. Scott Kreiner, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver
• Scott Horn, DO — Awarded at the IPSIS 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston
• Timothy Maus, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston
• Patrick H. Waring, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston
  
• Stephen Endres, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago
• Rodney Jones, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago
• Jeffrey Summers, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago
• Aaron Calodney, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
• Michiel Schepers, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
• Milton H. Landers, DO, PhD — Awarded at the SIS 2021 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
• Claire Tibiletti, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2021 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.

This award was established in 2022 and is presented to IPSIS members who, within the previous 1-2 years, have made profound contributions to IPSIS through their significant volunteer engagement.

Outstanding Volunteer Award Recipients:

• Kevin Barrette, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver
• Reza Ehsanian, MD, PhD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver
• Alexandra Fogarty, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston
• Jonathan Kirschner, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston
• W. Evan Rivers, DO — Awarded at the IPSIS 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston
• Nathaniel Schuster, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston
• Virtaj Singh, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston
  
• Fred DeFrancesch, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago
• Serdar Kesikburun, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago
• Ameet Nagpal, MD, MS, MEd, MBA — Awarded at the IPSIS 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago
• Kate Sayeed, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago
• Joe Lee, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
• Louis C. Saeger, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
• Yusef Sayeed, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
• Clark C. Smith, MD, MPH — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
• Patrick H. Waring, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
  

Established in 2014 and presented to IPSIS instructors who have achieved outstanding evaluations from attendees throughout the year. Their dedication to teaching others is paramount to the foundation and growth of our members.

Instructor of the Year Award Recipients:

• Fred DeFrancesch, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver
• Patrick H. Waring, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2025 Annual Meeting in Denver
• J. Scott Bainbridge, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2024 Annual Meeting in Boston
• Christine El Yahchouchi, MD — Awarded at the IPSIS 2023 Annual Meeting in Chicago
• Michael T. McCann, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
• Scott Naftulin, DO — Awarded at the SIS 2021 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
• Rodney Jones, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2019 Annual Meeting in New York
  
• Frank H. Willard, PhD — Awarded at the SIS 2018 Annual Meeting in Chicago
  
• Joshua Rittenberg, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2017 Annual Meeting in San Francisco
  
• Timothy Maus, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2016 Annual Meeting in New Orleans
  
• Aaron Calodney, MD – Awarded at the SIS 2015 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas
  
• Isaac Cohen, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2014 Annual Meeting in Orlando

The Bogduk Grant is presented to IPSIS members within their first 5 years after fellowship (or highest degree) who have never been a Principal Investigator on grants larger than $25,000 who wish to conduct original research.

Young Investigator Grant Recipients:

• Guilherme Ferreira Dos Santos, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2022 Annual Meeting in Vancouver
  
• Marzena Buzanowska, MD — Regretfully declined the award in 2020 due to changes in her professional circumstances
• Patricia Zheng, MD — Awarded at the SIS 2018 Annual Meeting in Chicago

Click here for information on applying for the Nikolai Bogduk Young Investigator Grant.