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