The EPA offers local and regional scientific meetings to foster an exchange of clinical and scientific information.
11/24/2025
Less than 2 weeks away! Register now for our annual NYC 60th annual conference!
Date: 12/6/2025
Join us for an educational day in learning about advancements within pain medicine and connect with peers, mentors, and programs across our field. We are looking forward to seeing you all
More details located on our website at: epapain.org
Registration link can be found through our website and profile details.
11/11/2025
Register now for our annual NYC 60th annual conference!
Date: 12/6/2025
Join us for an educational day in learning about advancements within pain medicine and connect with peers, mentors, and programs across our field. We are looking forward to seeing you all
More details located on our website at: epapain.org
Registration link can be found through our website and profile details.
10/23/2025
Continue to submit your abstracts for our upcoming annual NYC 60th annual conference! Deadline for abstract submission is 11/1/25! Registration is also open for the conference as linked through our website and profile!
Share your research, and connect with peers, mentors, and programs across our field. We are looking forward to seeing all of your works and connecting with everyone.
Deadline: 11/1/25
More details located on our website at: epapain.org
10/13/2025
Abstract submission deadline has been EXTENDED to 11/1/25! Registration is also now open for our upcoming annual conference at NYC on 12/6/25!
Share your research, and connect with peers, mentors, and programs across our field. We are looking forward to seeing all of your works and connecting with everyone.
Deadline: 11/1/25
More details located on our website at: epapain.org
10/02/2025
Abstract submissions are now open for our upcoming annual conference at NYC on 12/6/25. Share your research, and connect with peers, mentors, and programs across our field. We are looking forward to seeing all of your works. Everybody is welcome to submit.
Its finally here! Join us TOMORROW and register now!!
Take part on June 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM EST for the Eastern Pain Association’s “Meet the Fellows” webinar — a free, interactive session where you’ll hear directly from current pain medicine fellows.
We’ll cover:
🎯 What to look for in a pain fellowship
🎯 Tips for navigating the application process
🎯 Real-world insight into the day-to-day of fellowship
🎯 Career planning advice and personal reflections
💬 Featuring fellows from MGH and Vanderbilt
Whether you’re early in your exploration or preparing for interviews, this is your chance to ask questions, gain perspective, and connect with peers and mentors.
Join us on June 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM EST for the Eastern Pain Association’s “Meet the Fellows” webinar — a free, interactive session where you’ll hear directly from current pain medicine fellows.
We’ll cover:
🎯 What to look for in a pain fellowship
🎯 Tips for navigating the application process
🎯 Real-world insight into the day-to-day of fellowship
🎯 Career planning advice and personal reflections
💬 Featuring fellows from MGH and Vanderbilt
Whether you’re early in your exploration or preparing for interviews, this is your chance to ask questions, gain perspective, and connect with peers and mentors.
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The Eastern Pain Association is a regional organization of pain specialists including physicians, psychologists, nurses and basic scientists dedicated to promoting clinical care, pain-related research, education and professional practice.
A Regional Section of the American Pain Society
History of the Eastern Pain Association
In 1964 Dr. B. Berthold Wolff and Dr. Thomas G. Kantor started an informal New York Pain Group, which met monthly at the NYU Medical Center. About 30 pain clinicians and researchers from the Greater New York Metropolitan area began to meet to discuss various pain-related research projects and clinical topics. Following the formation of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) in 1973, Dr. John J. Bonica recommended to Dr. Wolff that the group be enlarged to include the New England States, with the additional participation of the Middle Atlantic and Southern States. Dr. Wolff formed the Eastern Pain Association in 1974, which included all states east of the Rockies. In 1975, the Eastern Pain Association (EPA) became one of the first chapters of the IASP.
Keeping You Informed
The EPA offers local and regional scientific meetings to foster an exchange of clinical and scientific information among multidisciplinary health professionals and researchers interested in the field of pain. In 1979 the EPA established the John J. Bonica Award and Lecture, given annually that honors Dr. Bonica. To date, over twenty awards have been made to distinguished and outstanding recipients such as Patrick D. Wall (1979), Ronald Melzack (1982), B. Berthold Wolff (1991), Tony L. Yaksh (1993), Michael J. Cousins (1995) and many others.
