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AAPM&R's Innovators & Influencers Honoree Program

Each year, AAPM&R is proud to feature the amazing work of our early- and mid-career members and the impact they are making in the field of PM&R.

Our Innovators & Influencers Honorees are Academy members, PGY3 through 15 years post-residency, who have accomplished innovative or influential work within the specialty of PM&R

Categories include but are not limited to:

  • Clinical Innovation
  • Practice Innovation
  • Specialty Advocacy
  • Patient Advocacy
  • National Education
  • National Service
  • Specialty Awareness/Expansion
  • Mentorship
  • Community Programming/Involvement
  • Patient Education

In our third year, we are honoring 27 physiatrists who were selected by the Innovators & Influencers Honorees Application Review Workgroup and approved by the Inclusion & Engagement Committee.

Congratulations to our
2026 Innovators & Influencers Honorees!

  • Suzanne Abou-Diab, MD
  • Alpha Anders, MD, FAAPMR
  • Justin Bishop, MS, FAAPMR
  • Robynne Braun, MD, PhD., FAAPMR
  • David Chen, MD, FAAPMR
  • Raymond Chou, MD, FAAPMR
  • Dan Cushman, MD, FAAPMR
  • Clay Guynn, DO, FAAPMR
  • Matthew Haas, MD, FAAPMR
  • Daniel C. Herman, PhD, FAAPMR
  • Prathap Jayaram, MD, FAAPMR
  • Donald Kasitinon, MD, RMSK, FAAPMR
  • Adam Lewno, DO, FAAPMR
  • Diana Molinares, MD, FAAPMR
  • An Ngo-Huang, DO, FAAPMR
  • Obada Obaisi, MD, FAAPMR, DipABLM, CLT
  • Aileen Padilla, DO, MBA, FAAPMR
  • Rupak D. Parikh, MD, FAAPMR
  • Daniel Pierce, MD, FAAPMR
  • Diya Sandhu, MD, FAAPMR
  • Sarah Smith, MD, FAAPMR
  • Azlan Tariq, DO, FAAPMR
  • Adam Tenforde, MD, FAAPMR
  • Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu, MD, MPH, FAAPMR
  • Justin Weppner, CBIST-AP, FAAPMR
  • Tiffany Wood, DO
  • Mohammad Yasin, DO

Learn more about each nominee below.

 

Questions? Email us at info@aapmr.org.