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Honors, Awards and Recongnitions
Honored by leading medical societies and institutions for advancing patient care, education, research, and innovation in pain medicine worldwide.
Honors and awards
International recognitions
Honors and Awards
1.- Giants of Pain Management Presented at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), May 15–17, 2025, in Orlando
2.- Lifetime Achievements Award 2025, presented at the Kansa Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (KSIPP), Kansas, September 19, 2025
3.- Lifetime Achievements Award 2024 Presented at the Wisconsin Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (WISIPP), Niagara, Wisconsin, August 7, 2024
4.- America's most honored Doctors Award 2023 Presented to Sudhir Diwan, MD.
5.- “Top Doctor in Metropolitan Area 2008 - 2023” selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
6.- “America’s Top Doctors 2008 - 2023” selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
7.- “Lifetime Achievements Award” presented at the Annual Meeting by the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), Las Vegas, Nevada, May 6, 2022
8.- “Lifetime Global Educational and Leadership Award 2021” presented at the 10 th Annual Meeting by New York and New Jersey Societies of Interventional Pain Physicians at NYNJ-PS 2021, Jersey City, November 5, 2021
9.- “Regenerative Medicine Evolution Award 2021” for outstanding contribution to the field of Regenerative Medicine, by Advanced Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI), presented at the EVOLVE 2021 conference, Salt Lake City,UT, September 24 - 26, 2021
10.- “Raj Excellence Award” memorializing the work of Dr. Prithvi Raj in Field of Pain Medicine, presented at the Annual Meeting by American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), New Orleans, LA, June 24-26, 2021
11.- “Lifetime Achievements Award” presented at the Annual Meeting by American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN), September 18-20, 2020
12.- “Best Doctors in New York 2009 - 2023” selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
13.- “League of Presidents Award” presented at the Annual meeting by American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), Las Vegas, Nevada, May 3-5, 2019
14.- “America’s Top Doctors for Caner Pain 2009 - 2018” selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd
15.- Selected by U.S News and World Report as one of the Top Doctors in the Nation in the area of Pain Management, 2011 - 2018
16.- “Distinguished Service Award 2017” presented at the Annual Meeting by American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) Board of Directors, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 20-22, 2017
17.- “Outstanding Advocacy Award” presented at the Annual Meeting of American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), Dallas, Texas, April 15-17, 2016
18.- “New York State Society (NYSIPP) Award”, presented at the ASIPP Annual meeting by ASIPP. An appreciation award for Dedicated Service and Efforts without Boundaries, Orlando, FL, April 5, 2015
19.- “Clinical Excellence Award” by West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (WVSIPP), July 12, 2013
20.- “Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Pain Management Award” by New York and New Jersey Societies of the Interventional Pain Physicians, Jersey City, November 8, 2013
21.- Selected as one of the “70 Best Pain Management Physicians in America” by Becker’s Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Review, February 2011
22.- Selected as one of the “25 Great Physicians in New York” by Becker’s Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Review, February 2011
23.- “Physician of the Year award” by nursing council of New York Presbyterian
Hospital, 2007
24.- Nominated as “Physician of the Year” award by nursing council, NYPH, 2006
25.- Patient waiting room dedicated to: John Daly, MD, Chairman of Surgery, Ira Jacobson, MD, Gastroenterology and Sudhir Diwan, MD, Director, Pain Medicine (2004), New York Presbyterian Hospital, Greenberg-3
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