Bonica was a professor and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle. Bonica’s education principles to the next generation of pain physicians that I currently train.”ĭr. “I remain committed to working to improve the quality of life for the patient in pain-and to applying Dr. Mark Lema, and my co-workers must also be recognized for creating the environment that allowed me to develop the work for which I am recognized today,” de Leon-Casasola said. “The support from my department chair, Dr. de Leon-Casasola said, adding that he is “profoundly indebted” to the selection committee and Board. “I was deeply inspired and humbled when I heard of my selection to receive this prestigious honor,” Dr. Provenzano, ASRA’s president-elect, is president of Pain Diagnostics and Interventional Care, Sewickley PA. Furthermore, he provided extensive amounts of leadership and volunteer time to ASRA.” Dr. Provenzano, MD, wrote that the awardee is “an advocate for multidisciplinary collaboration in the evaluation and treatment of patients with pain. Bonica’s education principles to the next generation of pain physicians that I currently train.” - Dr. In addition, he chairs the Division of Pain Medicine and Symptom Management and is a professor of oncology at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. de Leon-Casasola is the senior vice chair, a professor of anesthesiology, and director of the Pain Fellowship Program in the department of anesthesiology, and a professor of medicine at the University at Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. 18-20, 2021, in San Francisco, CA, and virtually.ĭr. and Colleagues Through Research,” will be presented on November 20th during ASRA’s 20th Annual Pain Medicine meeting to be held Nov. The award and lecture, titled “How I Helped My Patients.
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Bonica, MD, the pioneering anesthesiologist regarded as the “founding father of pain relief medicine.” The honor recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding contributions to the development, teaching and practice of pain medicine in the tradition of John J. Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD, has been selected to receive the 2021 John J.