 Heavner Basic Science Lectureship
This award is presented to an individual each year during the TPS annual meeting. The board of directors will select the person to receive the award based on the individual’s research, academic achievements, professional contributions to pain management, patient care, and advocacy, among other factors. 2026 15th Annual James Heavner Basic Science Lectureship Award: Corey Waller, MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM 
Corey is an accomplished Addiction, Pain, and Emergency Medicine Specialist, currently working as the Editor-in-Chief of the ASAM Criteria, who previously worked as the Chief Medical Officer for Brightview Health. He has developed new approaches to treatment for complex patients within large organizations and, as a past Medical Staff Chief of Pain Medicine, can work within fully developed systems and, more importantly, knows how to use those systems to the patient’s advantage. Over the last five years, he has been able to work with a multitude of health systems, State Authorities, Managed Care Organizations, and Communities across the country to work toward developing entire ecosystems of care for addiction, behavioral health, and chronic pain patients. This, coupled with a strong background in both basic science and clinical research, has allowed him to gain expertise in treatment, payment, and the operational intricacies of the behavioral health system.
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