
Awards
2024
Society for Public Health Education Clarence E. Pearson Program Excellence Award,
“Climate Change and Human Health ECHO Program”
2022
Phillip M. Lippe, MD Award in Pain Medicine for Outstanding Contributions to the social and political aspects of pain medicine/ American Academy of Pain Medicine
2022
Sarah Belle Brown Award for Community Service to New Mexico/ University of New Mexico
2020
ECHO Institute Values Award, Programs and Operations Team
2018
Indian Health Service- Director’s Award, “Fostering Relationships” Award- given to UNM Pain Center for successful work with IHS related to opioid epidemic
2016
Heroin Opioids Prevention Education (HOPE) committee with New Mexico US Attorney General, awarded special recognition- to Joanna Katzman for work to benefit Heroin and Opioid Prevention and Education Initiative
2014
American Pain Society Elizabeth Narcessian Award for Excellence in Pain Education
2014
Medal of Teaching and Service/ Honored by United States Navy Pain Task Force for Excellence in Pain Education
2011
Medal of Teaching, Service, Compassion and Dedication- for work with the US Military Chronic Pain Initiative/ Honored by Western Area Regional Medical Command/ US Department of Defense
2011
American Pain Society Award for Clinical Center of Excellence—UNM Pain Center and Project ECHO Pain
2010
American Pain Society Center of Excellence Award: Project ECHO Chronic Pain and Headache Telemedicine Clinic--Honorable Mention
2001
Honored for Outstanding work as Medical Director UNM Clinical Neuroscience Center
1994
Jean-Louis Riehl Award for Best Research by a Resident Department of Neurology, UCLA Medical Center
1993
Outstanding UCLA Neurology Resident Research Poster
1991
Leo G. Rigler Award for the Outstanding Medical House Officer, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center
1990
Upjohn Award for Outstanding Service to Yale Medical School
1988
Research Fellowship Award, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Department of Cardiology
1984
Lazarus Fellowship in Preventive Medicine UCLA Medical Center
1984
UCLA Rehabilitation Service Guild Scholarship