Board of Directors

The Board consists of 21 members which include 12 Directors, six Senior Directors, two Directors-Elect, and one Public Director. All Directors  serve one seven-year term with most serving an additional three years as Senior Directors. The Public Director may serve two three-year terms.

Nominations come from the American Orthopaedic Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American Medical Association. Each organization nominates four physicians two out of every three years and the Board elects one candidate from each slate.

The Board wants to hear from you. Feel free to contact Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, ABOS President or David F. Martin, MD, ABOS Executive Medical Director.

Officers

Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, Marietta, GA, President
Charles L. Saltzman, MD, Salt Lake City, UT, Vice President
Rick W. Wright, MD, St. Louis, MO, President-Elect
Joshua J. Jacobs, MD, Chicago, IL, Secretary
Frederick M. Azar, MD, Germantown, TN, Treasurer

Directors
April D. Armstrong, MD, Hershey, PA
Michael S. Bednar, MD, Maywood, IL
John M. Flynn, MD, Philadelphia, PA
James D. Kang, MD, Boston, MA 
Gregory A. Mencio, MD, Nashville, TN
Scott E. Porter, MD, MBA, Greenville, SC
Ann E. Van Heest, MD, Minneapolis, MN

Senior Directors 
James E. Carpenter, MD, Ann Arbor, MI 
J. Lawrence Marsh, MD, Iowa City, IA
Peter M. Murray, MD, Jacksonville, FL
Terrance D. Peabody, MD, Chicago, IL
James R. Roberson, MD, Atlanta, GA
Thomas P. Vail, MD, San Francisco, CA 

Directors Elect
Kevin L. Garvin, MD, Omaha, NE
Wayne J. Sebastianelli, MD, University Park, PA

Public Member
Jack B. Evans, Cedar Rapids, IA

 Executive Medical Director
David F. Martin, MD, Winston-Salem, NC