Class of 2017Certified Interventional Pain Sonologists

The Certified Interventional Pain Sonologist (CIPS) credential was developed by the World Institute of Pain® (WIP) in affiliation with the World Academy of Pain Medicine Ultrasonography (WAPMU); in recognition of the escalating utilization of ultrasound by physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain syndromes. The certification process employs practice-based assessment criteria to encourage and formally recognize

physicians who meet the knowledge and skill requirements of the WIP Board of Examination and to serve the public by encouraging quality patient care in the practice of pain medicine. As of December 2017, WIP has

certified 71 physicians, representing 21 member countries.

Sami Moustafa Abdelmaksoud

MS.c, DPHE,MD, FIPP, CIPSQatar

Pranab KumarMD, FFPMRCA, FIPP, CIPS

United Kingdom

Ezio AmorizzoMD, CIPS

Italy

King Hei Stanley LamMBBS, FHKIMM, MScSEM (Bath), MScSM&EH (CUHK), PGDip MSM

(Otago), RMSK, CIPSHong Kong

Shaw-Gang ShyuMD, CIPSTaiwan

Rahul H. BhansaliMBBS, DA, FCAI, DPM

(IRE), CIPSUnited Kingdom

Chih-Peng LinMD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS

Taiwan

Yusak M. T. SiahaanMD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS

Indonesia

Ke-Vin ChangMD, CIPSTaiwan

André MansanoMD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS

Brazil

Lucio Cesar Hott Silva

MD, FIPP, CIPSBrazil

(Wesley) Chih Chun Chen

MD, CIPSTaiwan

Chien-Hsing ChenMD, CIPSTaiwan

Elaine Gomes MartinsMD, CIPS

Brazil

Athmaja Thottungal

MBBS, FRCA, FFPMRCA, EDRA, FIPP, CIPSUnited Kingdom

R. D. H. de BoerMD, FIPP, CIPSNetherlands

Fabrizio MicheliMD, CIPS

Italy

Choong Leong Tong

MBBS, FRCS, Masters, CIPS

Malaysia

Jennifer HahMD, CIPS

United States

Felice OchigrossiMD, CIPS

Italy

Yi-Chian WangMD, CIPSTaiwan

María Begoña Díaz García

MD, CIPS Netherlands

Jesús De Santiago MoragaMD, CIPS

Spain

Andrea TrescotMD, FIPP, CIPSUnited States

Mohamed Fathy Mohamed Hassanain

MBBch, MSc, FCAI, DPMCAI, EDAIC, EDIC, EDRA, FIPP, CIPS

Ireland

Daniel PhangM.Med, CIPS

Singapore

Chueh-Hung WuMD, CIPSTaiwan

Ketut Ngurah GunapriyaMD, FIPM, FIPP, CIPS

Indonesia

Theresia Chandra Tania Novy

MD, MS, FIPP, CIPSIndonesia

Anita van DomselaarMD, CIPSBelgium

Dr. Neeraj JainMBBS, MD, FIPP, CIPS

India

Injong KimMD, FIPP, CIPSSouth Korea

Won-Joong KimMD, PhD, FIPP, CIPS

South Korea

Emanuele PiracciniMD, CIPS

Italy

Scott G. PritzlaffMD, CIPS

United States

Raja Varadapura Reddy MD, FRCA, FFPMRCA,

FIPP, CIPSUnited Kingdom

Wei-ting WuMD, CIPS Taiwan

Craig T. HartrickMD, FIPP

President, WIP

Einar OttestadMD, FIPP, CIPS

President, WAPMU

Peter S. StaatsMD, MBA, FIPP

WIP Chair, Board of Examination