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, Dennis Blackburn, DO, FAOAO
• Vice Chair, Richard Crank DO, FAOAO
• Anthony McPherron, DO
• Steven Hand, DO
• Eric Slotkin, DO
• Richard Crank, DO, FAOAO
• 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, Steven D. Morton, DO, FAOAO
• Terrence M. Philbin, DO, FAOAO
• Fred McAlpin, DO, FAOAO
• Gregory Hill, 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, Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
• Steven D. Morton, DO, FAOAO
• Terrence M. Philbin, DO, FAOAO
• Fred McAlpin, DO, FAOAO
• Gregory Hill, DO, FAOAO
• Angela Rowe, DO, FAOAO
• Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO

Government Affairs

• Chair, Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO
• Stefan V. Zachary, DO, FAOAO
• George Zimmerman, DO, FAOAO
• James Grannell, DO
• Sahil Vohra, DO (resident)

Membership Committee

• Chair, James R. Ingram, DO, FAOAO
• Edward Armbruster, DO, FAOAO
• Charles Orth, DO, FAOAO
• James Phillips, DO, RAOAO Representative
• Cameron Beck, SAOAO Representative
• Kevin Kadado, SAOAO Representative
• Anna Roman-Pleschko, SAOAO President

Nominating Committee

• Chair, James R. Ingram, DO, FAOAO
• Steven D. Morton, DO, FAOAO
• Terrence Philbin, DO, FAOAO
• Ad hoc: Lee Vander Lugt, DO, FAOAO

Publications & Communication

• Chair, Julianne Sees, DO
• Anna Roman-Pleschko (SAOAO President)
• James Phillips, DO (RAOAO Sec/Treasurer)
• 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)

Rules, Regulations & Bylaws

• Chair, Jeffery Chad Martin, DO
• Melissa M. Lawrence, DO, term ends 2021
• Daniel Fuentes, DO, term ends 2019
• James Cox, DO, term ends 2019
• George Zimmerman, DO, FAOAO, term ends 2019
• Justine Crowley, DO, term ends 2019
• Paul Pipitone, DO, term ends 2021
• Jeffery Hart, DO, term ends 2021
• Patrick Kelly, 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
• Anne Marie Chicorelli, DO
• Adam Bitterman, DO
• Wasik Ashraf, DO
• Henry Dolch, DO
• Sahil Vohra, DO (resident)
• Sean O’Brien, DO
• Stanislav Avshalumov, DO
• Tracy Ng, DO

Editorial Subcommittee (of the Residents/Fellows Committee)

• Charles Orth, DO, FAOAO, Chair
• Adult
• Eddie Wu, DO
• Shane Hess, DO
• Timothy Ekpo, DO
• Jonathan Brown, DO
• Paul Jacob, DO
• Mitchell McDowell, DO
• Foot & Ankle
• Angela Walker, DO
• Shawn Morrow, DO
• Christopher Reb, DO
• General
• Jonathan Hancock, DO
• Robert Paul, DO
• Myron Haas, DO
• Hand
• Melissa Lawrence, DO
• Nur Nurbhai, DO
• Paul Chubb, DO
• Pediatrics
• Joseph Rosenblatt, DO
• Julie Sees, DO
• John Schlechter, DO
• Michael Paloski, DO
• Jason Malone, DO
• Dan Oas, DO
• Shoulder & Elbow
• Nate Formaini, DO
• Nathan Fanter, DO
• Ryan Eschbaugh, DO
• Spine
• Jason Velez, DO
• Kenneth Lingenfelter, DO
• Michael Rohan, DO
• Sports
• Michael Saper, DO
• Christopher Verioti, DO
• Kevin Witte, DO
• Steve Gorin, DO
• Corey Troxell, DO
• Tracy Ng, DO
• Trauma
• Paul Pipitone, DO
• Joel Post, DO
• Michael Levy, DO
• Richard Miller, DO
• Brent Dressler, DO
• James Kesl, 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
• Ross Burge, DO
• Sean O’Brien, DO
• Eric Lescault, DO