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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. The Innovators and Influencers Honoree Program seeks to do just that!

We’re honoring 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/Practice Innovation
  • Specialty/Patient Advocacy
  • National Education
  • National Service
  • Specialty Awareness/Expansion
  • Mentorship
  • Community Programming/Involvement
  • Patient Education

In our second year, we are honoring 28 physiatrists who were selected by the Innovators & Influencers Honorees Application Review Workgroup and approved by the Inclusion & Engagement Committee.

Congratulations to our 2025 Honorees!

  • Hassan A. Akinbiyi, MD, FAAPMR
  • William A. Berrigan, MD, FAAPMR
  • Priya Chandan, MD, MPH, PhD
  • Cesar A. Colasante, MD, FAAPMR
  • Alyssa Cole Mixon, DO, MBA, FAAPMR
  • Berdale S. Colorado, DO, MPH, FAAPMR
  • Daniel H. Daneshvar, MD, PhD, FAAPMR
  • Brian Fricke, MD, FAAPMR
  • Subha Hanif, MD, FAAPMR
  • Jennifer L. Hankenson, MD, FAAPMR
  • Ashlee M. Jaffe, MD, MEd, FAAPMR
  • Oranicha Jumreornvong, MD
  • Jonathan S. Kirschner, MD, RMSK, FAAPMR
  • Erek W. Latzka, MD, FAAPMR
  • Christopher W. Lewis, MD, FAAPMR
  • Amy H. Ng, MD, MPH, FAAPMR
  • Rosa Pasculli, MD, MBA, FAAPMR
  • Nicholas S. Race, MD, PhD, FAAPMR
  • Sara N. Raiser, MD, FAAPMR
  • John-Ross Rizzo, MD, FAAPMR
  • Stephen M. Schaaf, MD, FAAPMR
  • Allison N. Schroeder, MD, FAAPMR
  • Alexander M. Senk, MD, FAAPMR
  • Niña Carmela R. Tamayo, DO, MS, MPH, FAAPMR
  • Hannah K. Uhlig-Reche, MD
  • Aaron J. Yang, MD, FAAPMR
  • Juliet C. Zakel, MD, FAAPMR
  • Mariam Zakhary, DO, FAAPMR

Click below to read more about this year's honorees.

Questions? Email us at info@aapmr.org.