Committee Directory

AOAO Committees

Interested in serving? AOAO committees offer a way to get involved in the Academy and earn points toward the Award of Fellow.

Continuing Medical Education Planning Committee

  • Chair: Sarkis Bedikian, DO, FAOAO
  • Vice Chair/Program Chair: Richard Crank, DO, FAOAO
    • ARAS
      • Kory Johnson, DO
      • Jonathan Brown, DO, FAOAO
      • Chris Palmer, DO
      • Terry Presley, DO
    • Foot and Ankle
      • David Goss, DO
      • Nicholas Cheney, DO, FAOAO
      • William Saar, DO
    • General
      • Gregory Pickett, DO
      • Trevor Call, DO
      • Jay Patel, DO
    • Hand
      • Dan Buchan, DO
      • Sean Blake, DO, DPT
      • Timothy Harman, DO
      • Ryan Tarr, DO
    • Pediatrics
      • Brandon Green, DO
      • Joseph Rosenblatt, DO, FAAO
      • Daniel Ruggles, DO, FAOAO
      • Jason Malone, DO
    • Shoulder and Elbow
      • Jeff Zhao, DO
      • Andrew Boltuch, DO
      • Melissa Lawrence, DO
      • Bruce Le, DO
    • Spine
      • William Neway, DO
      • Jeffrey Gleimer, DO
      • William Neway, DO, FAOAO
      • Michael Higgins, DO, FAOAO
    • Sports Medicine
      • Joshua Tuck, DO, FAOAO
      • Sheryl Lipnick, DO, FAOAO
      • Sean McMillan, DO, FAOAO
      • Stefan Sinco, DO, FAOAO
    • Trauma
      • Benjamin Maxson, DO
      • Eric Slotkin, DO, FAOAO
      • J. Heath Thompson, DO
      • T.J. Rump, DO
    • Women’s Orthopedic
      • Uzma Rehman, DO
      • Lauren Zeitlinger, DO
      • Ariana DeMers, DO
      • Laura Reese, DO

General Session Subcommittee

  • Chair: Madhu Rao, DO, FAOAO

Evaluating Committee

  • Chair: James Pollifrone, DO, FAOAO
  • Jeffrey M. Cochran, DO, FAOAO
  • Joel L. Rush, DO, FAOAO
  • James Mason, DO, FAOAO

Executive Committee

  • Chair: Dennis Blackburn, DO, FAOAO
  • James Mason, DO, FAOAO
  • Sean McMillan, DO, FAOAO
  • Charles Orth, DO, FAOAO
  • Miles Singer, DO, FAOAO

Fellow Award, Honors and Memorials Committee

  • Chair: David Harkins, DO, FAOAO
  • Vice Chair: Chad Weber, DO
  • George Zimmerman, DO, FAOAO
  • Miles L. Singer, DO, FAOAO
  • Donald Sandercock, DO, FAOAO
  • James Ingram, DO, FAOAO
  • Gregory Zeiders, DO, FAOAO
  • Patrick Bull, DO, FAOAO
  • Alan Snider, DO, FAOAO
  • Timothy Ekpo, DO, FAOAO
  • Susan Griffith, DO, FAOAO
  • Eddie Wu, DO, FAOAO

Finance

  • Chair: Richard Crank, DO, FAOAO
  • Miles Singer, DO, FAOAO
  • Dennis Blackburn, DO, FAOAO
  • James Mason, DO, FAOAO
  • Sean McMillan, DO, FAOAO
  • Charles Orth, DO, FAOAO
  • Joshua Tuck, DO, FAOAO
  • James Mason, DO, FAOAO

Government Affairs

  • Chair: Stefan V. Zachary, DO, FAOAO
  • Vice Chair: Troy Morrison, DO, FAOAO
  • George Zimmerman, DO, FAOAO
  • James Mason, DO, FAOAO
  • Steven Morton, DO, FAOAO
  • Andrew Mostello, DO
  • Sahil Vohra, DO (resident)
  • Olusegun Onibonoje, DO (resident)
  • Anand Panchal, DO

Membership Committee

  • Chair: Joshua Tuck, DO, FAOAO
  • Vice Chair: Meagan Fernandez, DO, FAOAO
  • Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
  • Christine Schultz (student recruiting chair)
  • Steven Chandler, DO, FAOAO
  • Gregory Hill, DO, FAOAO
  • Adam Dann, DO, FAOAO
  • Emily Kelly (student)
  • Andrea Attenasio (resident)

Nominating Committee

  • Chair: Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
  • Dennis Blackburn, DO, FAOAO
  • Sean McMillan, DO, FAOAO
  • Ad hoc: James Mason, DO, FAOAO

Program Directors

  • Chair: Timothy Ackerman, DO, FAOAO
  • Vice-Chair: Joseph Rosenblatt, DO, FAOAO
  • Fred McAlpin, DO, FAOAO
  • Gregory Hill, DO, FAOAO
  • Joel Rush, DO, FAOAO
  • Daniel Krenk, DO, FAOAO
  • Richard Miller, DO, FAOAO
  • Safet Hatic, II, DO, FAOAO
  • Jignesh Patel, DO
  • Charles Orth, DO, FAOAO

Rules, Regulations & Bylaws

  • Chair: Steven Chandler, DO, FAOAO
  • Melissa Lawrence, DO
  • Robert J. Blok, Jr., DO, FAOAO
  • Brockford D. Herring, DO, FAOAO
  • David Burns, DO
  • Benjamin Thomasson, DO
  • Dino de Jesus, DO

Residents & Fellows

  • Chair: Adam Dann, DO, FAOAO
  • Vice Chair: Brian Williams, DO, FAOAO
  • ARAS
    Christopher Palmer, DO
    Madhish Patel, DO
    Zachary Lum, DO, FAAOS, FAAHK
  • Foot and Ankle
    Angela Walker, DO
    Erick Freeland, DO
    Marshall Boose, DO
  • General
    Jerrod Steimle, DO
    Richard Miller, DO, FAOAO
    Amit Parekh, DO
  • Hand
    Sahil Vohra, DO
    Ronald Gonzalez, DO
    Anna Muzio, DO
  • Pediatrics
    Emmalynn Sigrist, DO
    John Walsh, DO
  • Shoulder and Elbow
    Eric Huish, DO
    Dennis DeBernardis, DO
    Alan Cornett, DO
  • Spine
    Rasel Rana, DO
    Jeffrey Counts, DO
    Christopher Reynolds, DO
  • Sports
    Michael Justice, DO
    Josh Tuck, DO, FAOAO
    Tracy Ng, DO, FAOAO
  • Trauma
    Azad Dadgar-Dehkordi, DO
    Thomas Revak, DO, FAOAO
    Donald Adams, DO, MS

Strategic Planning Committee

  • Chair: Miles Singer, DO, FAOAO
  • Vice Chair: Sean McMillan, DO, FAOAO
  • Dennis Blackburn, DO, FAOAO
  • Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
  • Eric Lescault, DO
  • Anand Panchal, DO
  • Ammar Karim, DO
  • Gregory Hill, DO, FAOAO
  • Daniel Krenk, DO, FAOAO
  • Robert Jamieson, DO

Publications & Communication

  • Chair: Richard M. Miller, DO, FAOAO

Virtual Resource Center Subcommittee (of the Publications/Communications Committee)

  • Chair: Charles Orth, DO, FAOAO
  • James Ingram, DO, FAOAO
  • Joshua Tuck, DO, FAOAO
  • Steven Morton, DO, FAOAO
  • James Mason, DO, FAOAO
  • Christopher Reb, DO, FAOAO
  • Minali Nemani (student)
  • Maddie Marshall (student)
  • Jake Shine, DO (resident)
  • Ashley Startzman, DO, FAOAO

Social Media Subcommittee (of the Publications/Communications Committee)

  • Chair: Sean McMillan, DO, FAOAO
  • Vice-Chair: Julieanne P. Sees, DO, FAOAO
  • Stefan Sinco, DO, FAOAO
  • Andrea Attenasio, DO (resident)
  • Jake Shine, DO (resident)
  • Christina Schultz, DO (resident)
  • Kate Sage, DO, FAOAO
  • Diana Silas, DO
  • Kieu-My Nguyen, DO (student)
  • Brian Handal, DO
  • Cristin Matthew, DO

Journal Subcommittee (of the Publications/Communications Committee)

  • Editor in Chief: Steven Heithoff, DO, MBA, FAOAO
  • Assistant Editor in Chief: Zachary Lum, DO, FAAOS, FAAHKS
  • Assistant Editor in Chief: Michael Saper, DO, FAOAO