Carolinas Pain Institute

Awards

At Carolinas Pain Institute, our physicians have earned prestigious recognition from leading medical organizations across the country and around the world. These awards reflect our team's unwavering commitment to excellence in pain management, research, and patient care.

Dr. Christopher A. Gilmore, MD

Christopher A. Gilmore, MD

Pain Medicine Physician

9 Awards & Recognitions
2023 – Present

Castle Connolly Top Doctor

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2019

Best of Meeting Abstract — ASRA 2019

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2019

ASPN Inaugural Meeting Abstract of the Year

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2026

NANS Oral Abstract Award

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2014-present

Board of Directors for Pain Society of the Carolinas (PSOC)

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2014-present

PSOC Program Committee Co-Chair

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2019-present

Governing Board Kimel Park Surgery Center

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2016-2022

Board of Directors Salem

The Arts Based School of Winston

2006

American Society of Anesthesiologists

Certificate in Business Administration

Dr. Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD

Leonardo Kapural, MD, PhD

Pain Medicine Physician

12 Awards & Recognitions
2005

Innovator Award

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2006

Innovator Award

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

2009

Best Physician-Physician Assistant Team

Cleveland Clinic

2009 – 2021

The Best Doctors in America

2014 – 2026

Castle Connolly Top Doctor

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2015

Pain Physician of the Year

New York and New Jersey SIPP Society Award

2018

Samuel Hassenbush Award

Texas Association of Neurological Surgeons

2018

Distinguished Service Award

European Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Spain

2023

Academic Achievement Award

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians — ASIPP Annual Meeting, Washington DC

2024

Distinguished Research Award

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians — ASIPP Annual Meeting, Dallas TX

2024

Prithvi Raj Pain Giants Award

Brazilian Pain Society Annual Meeting, Campinas, Brazil

2026

Lifetime Achievement Award

American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA

Dr. Carey-Walter Closson, MD

Carey-Walter Closson, MD

Pain Medicine Physician

7 Awards & Recognitions
2015 – 2018

Who's Who — Drexel Alumni

Anesthesiology and Interventional Pain Management

2010, 2012, 2014

The Leading Physicians of the World

International Association of Anesthesiologists — Anesthesiology and Pain Management

2001 – 2002

Administrative Chief Resident in Anesthesiology

UMMS Department of Anesthesiology

1994

Student Excellence Award for Leadership & Service

Johns Hopkins University

1994

Provost's Undergraduate Award for Research & Excellence

Johns Hopkins University

1994

Honored by Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer

Heart, Body and Soul Project

1994

Brother of the Year

Zeta Gamma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.