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, Richard Crank, DO, FAOAO
• Vice Chair, Dennis Blackburn, DO, FAOAO
• Anthony McPherron, DO
• Steven Hand, DO
• Eric Slotkin, DO
• Timothy Ekpo, DO, FAOAO
• Daniel E. Krenk, DO
• Ereny Bishara, DO
• Scott Nemec, DO, FAOAO
• Daniel Cuttica, DO, FAOAO
• Safet Hatic, DO, FAOAO
• Madhu Rao, DO, FAOAO
• Marc A. Tressler, DO, FAOAO
• Michael P. Schmidt, DO, FAOAO
• Joshua Drumm, DO
• Adam Dann, DO, FAOAO
• Robin Simon, DO, FAOAO
• Jason Nydick, DO, FAOAO
• R. Brian Williams, DO, FAOAO
• Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
• Joseph Rosenblatt, DO, FAOAO
• Daniel Ruggles, DO, FAOAO
• David Harkins, DO, FAOAO
• Sean McMillan, DO, FAOAO
• Jeffrey Counts, DO
• Stefan Sinco, DO, FAOAO
• Michael Chabot, DO, FAOAO
• Zeshan Hyder, DO
• William Neway, DO, FAOAO
• Michael Higgins, DO, FAOAO
• Jerald Vizzone, DO
• Timothy Borman, DO, FAOAO

Evaluating Committee

• Chair, James Pollifrone, DO, FAOAO Chair
• Vice Chair, David H. Krahe, DO, FAOAO
• Jeffrey M. Cochran, DO
• James R. Ingram, DO, FAOAO
• Dean A. Nachtigall, DO, FAOAO
• John J. McPhilemy, DO, FAOAO
• Joel L. Rush, DO, FAOAO
• Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO
• Thomas E. Baker, DO

Executive Committee

• Chair, Terrence M. Philbin, DO, FAOAO
• Fred McAlpin, DO, FAOAO
• Gregory Hill, DO, FAOAO
• Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
• Dennis Blackburn, DO, FAOAO
• Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO

Fellow Award, Honors and Memorials Committee

• Chair, George Zimmerman
• Louis Habryl, DO, FAOAO
• Miles L. Singer, DO, FAOAO
• Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
• Dennis Blackburn, DO, FAOAO
• Donald Sandercock, DO, FAOAO
• James Ingram, DO, FAOAO
• Gregory Zeiders, DO, FAOAO
• Patrick Bull, DO, FAOAO

Finance

• Chair, Dennis Blackburn, DO, FAOAO
• Terrence M. Philbin, DO, FAOAO
• Fred McAlpin, DO, FAOAO
• Gregory Hill, DO, FAOAO
• Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
• Angela Rowe, DO, FAOAO
• Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO

Government Affairs

• Chair, Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO
• Robert Block, Jr., DO, FAOAO
• Stefan V. Zachary, DO, FAOAO
• James Grannell, DO
• Amanda Martin, DO, FAOAO
• Steven Morton, DO, FAOAO
• Sahil Vohra, DO (resident)

Membership Committee

• Chair, James R. Ingram, DO, FAOAO
• Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
• Charles Orth, DO, FAOAO
• Terrence Philbin, DO, FAOAO
• James Phillips, DO, RAOAO Representative
• Karl Swanson, SAOAO Representative
• Fred Vilson, SAOAO Representative

Nominating Committee

• Chair, Steven D. Morton, DO, FAOAO
• Terrence Philbin, DO, FAOAO
• Fred McAlpin, DO, FAOAO
• Ad hoc: Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO

Program Directors

• Chair, Charles Orth, DO, FAOAO
• Fred McAlpin, DO, FAOAO
• Gregory Hill, DO, FAOAO
• Joel Rush, DO, FAOAO
• Marc Trzeciak, DO, FAOAO
• Daniel Krenk, DO
• Timothy Ackerman, DO, FAOAO

Publications & Communication

• Chair, Julianne Sees, DO, FAOAO
• Anna Roman-Pleschko, DO
• James Phillips, DO
• Richard M. Miller, DO, FAOAO
• Edward J. Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
• Miles Singer, DO, FAOAO
• David MacDonald, DO, FAOAO
• Timothy Ekpo, DO, FAOAO
• Michael Sobolewski, DO
• Matthew Kilma, DO
• Lawrence Mysliwiec, DO, FAOAO
• Steven Heithoff, DO, FAOAO (Orthopod Editor)
• Rasal Rana, DO
• Travis Small, DO

Rules, Regulations & Bylaws

• Chair, Jeffery Chad Martin, DO
• Melissa M. Lawrence, DO, term ends 2021
• Daniel Fuentes, DO, term ends 2022
• James Cox, DO, term ends 2022
• George Zimmerman, DO, FAOAO, term ends 2022
• Justine Crowley, DO, term ends 2022
• Paul Pipitone, DO, term ends 2021
• Jeffery Hart, DO, term ends 2021
• Patrick Kelly, DO term ends 2021
• Robert Grob, DO, term ends 2021
• Jeffrey Rich, DO, term ends 2021
• Gilbert Beauperthuy, DO, term ends 2021

Residents & Fellows

• Chair, Sean McMillan, DO, FAOAO
• Julieanne Sees, DO, FAOAO
• Joshua Tuck, DO
• Charles Taunt, DO, FAOAO
• Timothy Ackerman, DO, FAOAO
• Stanislav Avshalumov, DO
• Wasik Ashraf, DO
• Anne Marie Chicorelli, DO
• Andrew Cordiale
• Adam Bitterman, DO
• Henry Dolch, DO
• Ryan Pokorney
• Sahil Vohra, DO (resident)
• Tracy Ng, DO
• Benjamin Thomasson
• Nicholas Quercetti

Editorial Subcommittee (of the Residents/Fellows Committee)

• Charles Orth, DO, FAOAO, Chair
• Adult
  Shane Hess, DO
  Sean Sutphen, DO
  Christopher Selgrath, DO
  Zachary Lum, DO
  Gilbert Beauperthuy, DO
  Derek Hill, DO
• Foot & Ankle
  Shawn Morrow, DO
  Angie Walker, DO
  Jason Wiechert, DO
• General
  Matthew Bullock, DO
  Timothy Borman, DO
  Richard Miller, DO
• Hand
  Nur Nurbhai, DO
  Peter Rhee, DO
  Ronald Gonzalez, DO
  Adam Dann, DO
  Anthony Marcotte, DO
  Brent Bamberger, DO
• Pediatrics
  Michael Paloski, DO
  John Schlechter, DO
  Julie Sees, DO
• Shoulder & Elbow
  Troy Erickson, DO
  Ryan Eschbaugh, DO
  Nate Formaini, DO
• Spine
  Daniel Brandenstein, DO
  Eric Rebich, DO
  Kamran Aflatoon, DO
• Sports
  Brett Auerbach, DO
  Michael Saper, DO
  Justine Crowley, DO
  Kristen Herbst, DO
  Steve Gorin, DO
  Molly Tatum, DO
• Trauma
  Thomas Revak, DO
  James Kesl, DO
  Megan Sorich, DO
  Paul Pipitone, DO
  Nicholas Romeo, DO
  Brent Dressler, DO

Strategic Planning Committee

• Chair, Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
• James Ingram, DO, FAOAO
• Fred McAlpin, DO, FAOAO
• Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO
• Marc Trzeciak, DO, FAOAO
• Steven Heithoff, DO, FAOAO
• Terrence Philbin, DO, FAOAO
• Eric Lescault, DO
• Steven Morton
• Anna Muzio (resident)
• James Philips (RAOAO president)