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