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Sunil J. Panchal, M.D., President
Sunil J. Panchal, MD, is also serving as President of the COPE (Coalition for Pain Education) Foundation, a not-for-profit educational foundation (www.copefoundation.com) . Dr. Panchal was most recently Associate Professor in the Departments of Oncology and Anesthesiology and Director of Interventional Pain Medicine at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute of the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, Florida. Previously he served as Co-Director of the Chronic Pain Service as well as Director of the Multidisciplinary Pain Fellowship Training Program at Johns Hopkins University and subsequently as Director, Division of Pain Medicine at the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York. Dr Panchal received his medical degree from Albany Medical College of Union University in Albany, New York. Dr Panchal performed a residency in anesthesiology at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois and then completed a fellowship in pain management at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He also completed the Business of Medicine Graduate Program at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Dr Panchal has leadership responsibilities in many professional societies, including the Committee for Pain Medicine for the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Panchal also serves on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Pain Medicine. He served two terms on the Board of Directors of the Eastern Pain Association, was President-elect of the Association of Pain Program Directors, and Chair of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine scientific program committee. Dr Panchal has authored and co-authored a number of abstracts, journal articles, and book chapters. He currently serves as an invited editorial reviewer for Clinical Researcher, Anesthesia and Analgesia, Pain, and the Clinical Journal of Pain, in addition to his role as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care and of Seminars in Pain Medicine. Dr. Panchal also served as the Chair of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Cancer Pain Panel and has lectured widely at the national and international level.
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| Joseph V. Pergolizzi Jr., M.D.
Joseph Pergolizzi, Jr., MD is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Pergolizzi has over 100 scientific papers and projects either presented or published. He is an internationally recognized expert in Pain Medicine, Anesthesia, Internal Medicine, Clinical Research and Drug Discovery. He is a regularly sought after and requested lecturer at the majority of major medical schools, health systems, and National Medical Symposiums throughout the United States and Europe. Dr. Pergolizzi is the Editor in Chief of the Clinical Researcher, Editor for The International Journal of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Editor for The Scientific World Journal of Anesthesia and an invited feature editor for Pain Medicine. Recent publications include a chapter in Shorten and Carr’s Text Book of Pain Medicine.
Dr. Pergolizzi serves on the board of directors for the Coalition for Pain Education (COPE), is co-founder of the International Pain Research and Treatment Foundation, and a member of the board of directors of the National Institute of Pain. He is a faculty member of The Primary Care Institute’s pain medicine educational initiative, and Chairman of the Working Group in Pain Medicine (an international multi-disciplinary consortium of pain medicine experts). As Adjunct Faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, he routinely lectures on various topics related to pain medicine. Dr. Pergolizzi has been awarded the American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award with Commendation and is a member of the Who’s Who for International Executives. He has served as a member of various medical and scientific societies and acted on a number of institutional committees including the Medical Errors Committee and Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Dr. Pergolizzi is recognized by his peers as a Scientific and Medical expert that integrates new technologies into everyday clinical practice.
Dr. Pergolizzi holds a BS in Physical Chemistry from St. Johns University, an M.D. with highest honors from Ross University School of Medicine, completed his residency in Anesthesia at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and a clinical research fellowship in the Department of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. |
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