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Part of Pain Olympics Jeopardy: Training Tomorrow’s Neuromodulation Leaders

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Date
Friday, January 22, 2027
Time
10:30 AM – 10:35 AM
Session type
Concurrent Session
Schedule
See this day

About

The Pain Olympics is an interactive, Jeopardy-style competition featuring teams of residents and fellows competing head-to-head in a fast-paced battle of clinical knowledge. Question categories will span core areas of pain medicine and neuromodulation, including anatomy, device troubleshooting, landmark studies, clinical decision-making, and ethical scenarios. This session is designed to reinforce high-yield educational content through gamification while promoting teamwork, engagement, and professional camaraderie among trainees. In addition to the competitors, audience members will benefit by reinforcing their own knowledge base while enjoying a high-energy, entertaining educational experience. The session also serves to spotlight emerging talent within the neuromodulation community.

Presenters

  • Ryan S. D'Souza, MD

    Ryan S. D'Souza, MD

    Interventional Pain Physician, Professor, Director of Neuromodulation, Director of Research, Director of Anesthesia Clinical Research Unit

    Mayo Clinic · Rochester, Minnesota

    Dr. Ryan D'Souza is an anesthesiologist/pain physician and Professor of Anesthesiology at Mayo Clinic. He serves as the Director of Neuromodulation, Director of the Anesthesia Clinical Research Unit (ACRU), and Director of Research for the Mayo Medical School. He is the immediate past Director of Inpatient Pain Service. He serves as a Director-At-Large on the North American Neuromodulation Society Board of Directors. He has authored over 200 publications. He is currently a Section Editor for Neuromodulation Journal (Peripheral Nerve Stimulation section) and Journal of Pain Research (Pain Education and Early Career Investigators Section), and an Editor for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Journal. As a physician-scientist, his research interests include neuromodulation, regenerative medicine, fibromyalgia patient outcomes, and evidence appraisal/guideline creation.

  • Sukhman Shergill, MD

    Sukhman Shergill, MD

    Interventional Pain Physician, Associate Program Director Pain Fellowship

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School · Boston, Massachusetts

    Dr. Sukhman Shergill is a pain medicine physician and anesthesiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School in Boston. She serves as the Associate Program Director of pain medicine fellowship with strong commitment to medical education, mentorship and curriculum development. Her academic interests include neuromodulation, ultrasound-guided interventions, global health, and trainee education aimed at improving access, innovation, and excellence in patient care.