2023-24 Board of Directors and Committee Membership
OTA Board of Directors
President: Douglas W. Lundy, MD, FIOTA
President-Elect: Thomas F. Higgins, MD
2nd President Elect: Bill Obremskey, MD
Immediate Past President: Emil Schemitsch, MD, FIOTA
2nd Past President: Brendan M. Patterson, MD, FIOTA
Chief Financial Officer: Michael Suk, MD
Secretary: Anna N. Miller, MD, FACS, FIOTA
Member at Large: Kelly A. Lefaivre, MD, FRCSC
Member at Large: Bob O'Toole, MD
Member at Large: George V. Russell, MD
Annual Meeting Program Chair: Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD, FRCS
Annual Program Committee
Nirmal Tejwani, MD, Chair
Leah Gitajn, MD, Co-Chair
Emily Wagstrom, MD
Niloofar Dehghan, MD
Reza Firoozabadi, MD
Clifford Jones, MD
Samir Mehta, MD
Harmeeth Uppal, MD
Mark Lee, MD
Animesh Agarwal, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Justin Haller, MD, BSFF Chair
Ted Miclau, MD, ITCF Chair
Gerard Slobogean, MD, Presidential Consultant
Basic Science (Sub-Committee of Annual Program)
Justin Haller, MD, Chair
Shuyang Han
Brian Le (Vu Hoan Le), MD
John Wixted, MD
Michael Hast, MD
Don Anderson, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Ellie Sato, MD, Resident Member
Prism Schneider, MD, Research Committee Chair
Saam Morshed, MD, Presidential Consultant
Gerard Slobogean, MD, SRI Committee Chair
Bylaws & Hearings Committee
Matthew Karam, MD, Chair
Steve Cherney, MD
Steve Morgan, MD
Classification & Outcomes Committee
Ashley Levack, MD, Chair
Rachel Seymour, MD
Kyle Schweser, MD
Mo Refaat, MD
Eric Meinberg, MD
Sean Campbell, MD
Stephen Shymon, MD
Stephen Sims, MD
Brett Crist, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Stephen Canton, MD, Resident member
Julie Agel, Presidential Consultant
Meir Marmor, MD; Presidential Consultant
Disaster Management Preparedness Committee
Daniel Stinner, MD, Chair
Mansur Halai, MD
Jordi Teixidor Serra, MD
James Blair, MD
Erin Farrelly, MD
Burak Altintas, MD
Kristoff Reid, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Stephen Ryan Chen, MD, Resident Member
Joseph Johnson, MD, COT Representative
Diversity Committee
Jacque Krumrey, MD Chair
Toni McLaurin, MD
Emily Benson, MD
Lisa Cannada, MD
Brianna Fram, MD
Gerald Lang, MD
Elizabeth Nolte (Harkin), MD
Joshua Namm, MD
Samir Mehta, MD
Tram Tran, MD
Gregory Della Rocca, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Paulo Castaneda, MD, Resident Member
Milton Little, MD, Presidential Consultant
Evidence Based Quality, Value & Safety Committee
Clay Spitler, MD, Chair
Megan Wally, MD
Graham DeKeyser, MD
Erin Hofer, MD
Jonathan Dubin, MD
Jason Strelzow, MD
Ryan Harrison, MD
Borris Zelle, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Elizabeth Duckworth, MD, Resident Member
Bill Obremskey, MD, MPH, FIOTA, Presidential Consultant
Bryant Oliphant, MD, MBA, MSc, COT Chair
Education Committee
Thuan Ly, MD, Chair
Steven Morgan, MD
Seth Yarboro, MD
Christopher Lee, MD
Madhav Karunakar, MD
Justin Siebler, MD
Jennifer Bruggers, MD
Michael Kain, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Jaquelyn Kakalecik, MD, Resident member
Brian Mullis, MD, FIOTA, Presidential Consultant
Carol Lin, COT Representative
Frank Liporace, MD, AAOS Trauma Content Committee Chair
Toan Le, MD, CME/COI Subcommittee Chair
Scott E. Sexton, MD, 2023 PA/NP Course Chair
Kelly Harkins, PA-C, 2023 PA/NP Course Chair
Arun Aneja, MD, 2024 Fall Resident Comprehensive Course Past Chair
Jason Halvorson, MD, 2024 Fall Resident Comprehensive Course Chair
Jennifer Bruggers, MD, 2024 Spring Resident Comprehensive Course Chair
Matt Rudloff, MD, 2024 Spring Resident Comprehensive Course Co-Chair
Lisa Cannada, MD, Core Curriculum Phase VI Project Director
John Hagedorn, MD, Core Curriculum Phase VI Project Director
Samir Mehta, MD, Core Curriculum Phase VI Project Director
Derek Donegan, MD, 2024 Resident Advanced Trauma Techniques Course Chair
Matt Garner, MD, 2024 Resident Advanced Trauma Techniques Course Co-Chair
Paul Tornetta, MD, Fellows Course Chair
Dan Horwitz, MD, Fellows Course Co-Chair
Stephen Kottmeier, MD, Fellows Course Co-Chair
Dan Horwitz, MD, 2023 AAOS/OTA Course
Gerald J. Lang, MD, 2023 AAOS/OTA Course
William M Ricci, MD, JOT Editor
David Chafey, MD, Fracture Night in America
Samir Mehta, MD, Educate the Educators/Faculty Development Course
Nicole Ann Zelenski, MD, Hand Education
Tim Moore, MD, Spine Education
Susan Scherl, MD, Peds Education
Fellowship & Career Choices Committee
Mike Weaver, MD, Chair
Phil Mitchell, MD
Roman Natoli, MD
Matthew Karam, MD
Paul Perdue, MD
David Weatherby, MD
Jarrod Dumpe, MD
Kevin Kang, MD
Joshua Gary, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Sarah Stroud, MD, Fellow
Lisa Cannada, MD, Fellowship Compliance Sub-committee chair
Fellowship Match Compliance Sub-Committee
Lisa Cannada, MD, Chair
Christopher Lee, MD
Kyle Schweser, MD
Johnathan Thompson, DO
Dave Templeman, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Mike Weaver, MD, Fellowship & Career Choices Committee Chair
Fund Development Committee
Bob Probe, MD, Chair
Ross Leighton, MD
Brad Henley, MD
David Teague, MD
Michael Archdeacon, MD
Brendan Patterson, MD
Arvind von Keudell, MD
Holly Pilson, MD
Hassan Mir, MD
Heather Vallier, MD
Gerald Lang, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Michael Suk, MD, CFO
Prism Schneider, MD, Research Committee Chair
Finance and Audit Committee
Michael Suk, MD, CFO/Chair
Alan Jones, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Hassan Mir, MD, Immediate Past CFO
Global Relations Executive Committee
Humanitarian Committee Membership
International Relations Committee Membership
Health Policy & Planning Committee
Milan Sen, MD, Chair
Bryant Oliphant, MD
Mani Kahn, MD
Carol Lin, MD
Joshua Parry, MD
Ashraf El Naga, MD
Usha Mani, MD
Daniel Schlatterer, MD
Wade Gordon, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Loc-Uyen Vo, MD, Resident Member
Jon Dubin, MD, EBQVS Liaison
Bryant Oliphant, MD, COT Chair
Bruce Browner, MD, Presidential Consultant
Humanitarian Committee
Paul Whiting, MD, Chair
Miguel Daccarett, MD
David Shearer, MD
Emily Benson, MD
Steven Becher, MD
Rahul Vaidya, MD
Carla Smith, MD
Brian Madison, MD
Jesse Hahn, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Samantha Weiss, MD, Resident Member
Roman Hayda, MD, Disaster Management Chair
Lewis Zirkle, MD, Presidential Consultant
Todd Mailly, Presidential Consultant
Hans-Christoph Pape, MD, International Relations Chair
International Relations Committee
Hans-Christoph Pape, MD, Chair
Kevin Tetsworth, MD
Rodolfo Zamora, MD
Hiro Minehara, MD
Vincenzo Giordano, MD
Huai Ming Phen, MBBS
Victor de Ridder, MD
Arvind Nana, MD
Kees Jan Ponsen, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Juan Diego Tio-Pagan, MD, Resident Member
Andy Schmidt, MD, OTA International Editor
Paul Whiting, MD, Humanitarian Chair
Ted Miclau, MD, IOTA Steering Committee Chair
International Trauma Care Forum Sub-committee
Theodore Miclau III, MD, Chair
Hans-Christophe Pape, MD, Co-Chair
Paul Whiting, MD, Co-Chair
KJ Ponsen, MD
Miguel Daccarett, MD
Brian Bernstein, MD
Military Committee
Michelle Gosselin, MD, Chair (USN)
Jamie Lyn Engel, MD
Benjamin Wheatley, MD (USA)
Christiaan Mamczak, MD
Ken Nelson, MD
Chris Renninger, MD
Michael Polmear
Shawn Boomsma, DO
Archie Overmann, MD
Ex-Officio
MAJ Daniel Stinner, MD, Presidential Consultant
Patrick Wise, MD, Resident Member
Usha Mani, COT Representative
Moral Injury, Advocacy and Member Wellbeing Task Force
Derek Donegan, MD, Chair
Matthew Garner, MD
Mark Adams, MD
Josh Namm, MD
Jeff Smith, MD
Ryan Will, MD
Joseph Cohen, MD
Daniel Schlatterer, MD
Jason Gould, MD
Katy Metcalf, MD
Ex-Officio
Meghan McCaskey, MD, Resident member
Anna Miller, MD, Presidential Consultant
Online Discussion Forum Committee
Richard Yoon, MD, Chair
Brian Page, MD
Mike Beebe, MD
Yelena Bogdan, MD
Abhishek Ganta, MD
Joshua Napora, MD
Clifford Jones, MD
Niloofar Dehghan, MD
Alexander Crespo, MD
Drew Sanders, MD
Sushrut Babhulkar, MD
Brandon Yuan, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Alex Demers, MD, Resident Member
Patient Education Committee
Christopher Domes, MD Chair
Thomas Krupko, MD
Mary Kate Erdman, MD
Steve Cherney, MD
Paul Goodwyn, MD
Kathleen O'Brien, MD
Mani Kahn, MD
Adam Ross, MD
George Ochenjele, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Amber Gordon - Resident member
Ed Harvey, MD - Presidential Consultant
Mike Githens, MD - OrthoInfo Project Team Chair
Patient Mental Health Committee
Phil Wolinsky, MD, Chair
Heather Vallier, MD
Matt Ciminero, MD
William Ryan, MD
Anna Miller, MD
Hassan Mir, MD
Benjamin Ollivere,
David Ring, MD
Daniel Stinner, MD
Erin Stockwell, MD
Caryn Andrea Lindsey, LCSW
Ann Marie Kelly, MD - Resident member
Podcast (Sub-committee of Publications)
Michael Blankstein, MD, Chair
Greg Gaski, MD
Jacqueline Dunahoe, MD
Joseph Patterson, MD
Jeremy Podolnick, MD
Malcolm DeBaun, MD
Gerard Slobogean, MD
Ex-officio members:
Michael Gardner, MD - Publications Chair
Practice Management Committee
Brian Cunningham, MD, Chair
Robert Reddix, MD
Meelan Patel, MD
Robert Wetzel, MD
Lucas Marchand, MD
Michael Milshteyn, MD
Mikhail Bekarev, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Ilexa Flagstad, MD, Resident Member
Brad Henley, MD, Presidential Consultant
William Creevy, MD, Presidential Consultant
Publications Committee
Michael Gardner, MD, Chair
Bill Ricci, MD; Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma Editor-in-Chief
Anna Miller, MD; OTA Textbook Editor-in-Chief
Andy Schmidt, MD; OTA International Editor-in-Chief
Mark Hake, MD; Video Library Subcommittee Chair
Michael Blankstein, MD, Podcast Committee Chair
Mai Nguyen, MD
Steve Warner, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Tyler Moon, MD, Resident Member
Michael Suk, MD, OTA CFO
Nirmal Tejwani, MD, Annual Program Chair
Justin Haller, MD, Basic Science Focus Forum Chair
Thuan Ly, MD, Education Chair
Christopher Domes, MD, Patient Education Committee Chair
Ted Miclau, MD, IOTA Chair
Richard Yoon, MD, Discussion Forum Committee Chair
Mark Baugh, WK Journal Publisher
Public Relations Committee
Babar Shafiq, MD, Chair
Jana Davis, MD
Alexander Crespo, MD
Paul Henkel, MD
Gele Moloney, MD
Jan Szatkowski, MD
Amit Singla, MD
Hrayr Basmajian, MD
Ad-Hoc Members:
Conor McCarthy, MD, Resident Member
Krishna Suresh, MD, Resident Member (Newsletter)
Nina Fisher, MD, Resident Member
Ryan Will, MD, Newsletter Editor
Research Committee
Prism Schneider, MD, Chair
Aaron Nauth, MD
Laurence Kempton, MD
Zachary Working, MD
Brandon Yuan, MD
Eric Swart, MD, FACS
Michael Beltran, MD
Andrew Duckworth, MD
Arun Aneja, MD
Herman Johal, MD
Augustine Saiz, MD
Dave Wellman, MD
Abdel Lawendy, MD
Ex-Officio
Kelly Lefaivre, MD
Strategic Research Initiative
Gerard Slobogean, MD, Chair
Paul Matuszewski, MD,
Sheila Sprague, PhD
Chelsea Bahney, PhD
Philipp Leucht, MD
Ben Ollivere, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Prism Schneider, MD, Research Chair
Justin Haller, MD, Basic Science Focus Forum Chair
Bob Probe, MD, Fund Development Chair
Traveling Fellowship Committee
Anna Miller, MD, Chair
Philip Wolinsky, MD
Samir Mehta, MD
Greg Della Rocca, MD
Emily Wagstrom, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Brendan Patterson, MD, Presidential Consultant
Video Library (Sub-committee of Publications)
Philip Mitchell, MD, Chair
Paul Lafferty, MD
Jason Strelzow, MD
William Ryan, MD
David Cinats, MD
Akshay Goel, MD
Joseph Hoegler, MD
Joseph Johnson, MD
James Blair, MD
Taylor Yong, MD
Young Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons
Arvind Von Keudell, MD, Chair
Scott Pascal, MD
John Morellato, MD
Kevin Phelps, MD
Sarah Blumenthal, MD
Edgar Araiza, MD
Giselle Hernandez, MD
Nishant Suneja, MD
Derek Stenquist, MD
Kyla Huebner, MD
Luke Lopas, MD
Matthew Riedel, MD
Tony Christiano, MD
Jane Liu, MD
Elected Committees
Membership Committee
Milton Little, MD, Chair
Reza Firoozabadi, MD
Gillian Soles, MD
Thuan Ly, MD
Jason Davis, MD
Ex-Officio Members:
Susan Scherl, MD
Dan Coll, PA-C
Nominating Committee
Emil Schemitsch, MD, Chair
Orthopaedic Organizational Liaisons
AAOS BOS
Douglas Lundy, MD; Presidential Line Rep
Mike Weaver, MD; BOS Fellowship Committee
Hasaan Mir, MD; Member Rep (also BOS rep to AAOS Health Care Systems Committee)
Kathleen Caswell, CAE; Executive Director Rep
ACS COT (American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma)
Bryan Oliphant, MD, Chair
Carol Lin, MD
Lisa Cannada, MD
Joey Johnson, MD
Mani Usha, MD
USBJI BMUS Chapter Authors
Jaimo Ahn, MD (lead author)
Arvind Nana
Gudrun Mirck
Anna Miller
Christopher Renninger, MD
Lt. Michelle Gosselin, MD
Other Orthopaedic Liaison Positions
Bruce Browner, MD; Member-at-Large USBJI
Andy Schmidt, MD; Civilian Rep, EWI
James Ficke, MD; Board Member, National Trauma Institute
AI Task Force
Meir Marmour, MD, Chair
Saam Morshed, MD
Clay Spitler, MD
Steve Warner, MD
Tom Peterson
Jacobien Oosterhoff, MD
Job Doornberg, MD
Andrew Rabinovich, MD
Justin Krogue, MD
Lauren Crocco, MD
Hans Van Lancker, MD
Peter Krause, MD
Firearm Injury Task Force
David Teague, MD, Co-Chair
Brian Cunningham, MD, Co-Chair
Emil Schemitsch, MD, Board Liaison
Kyle Jeray, MD, Board Liaison
Jim Ficke, MD
Anna Miller, MD
Hassan Mir, MD
Milan Sen, MD
Babar Shafiq, MD
Ken Nelson, MD
Daniel Stinner, MD