2021 CORD/Academics Committee (CAC) Election Results
Thank you to Program Directors for participating in the 2021 CORD/Academics Committee (CAC) election. The slate has passed.
Welcome to the elected CAC members:
CORD/Academics Committee Chair
Tessa Balach, MD, FAOA
Residency Program Director/Vice Chair of Education and Chair of the Clinical Competency Committee, The University of Chicago Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine
Members-at-Large (Allopathic)
- Raffi S. Avedian, MD, FAOA (4-year term)
- Trent Guthrie, MD, FAOA (3-year term)
Member-at-Large (Osteopathic)
Timothy S. Ackerman, DO, FAOA, FAOAO (3-year term)
Member-at-Large (Canadian)
Henry M. Broekhuyse, MD, FAOA (3-year term)
Newly Appointed CAC Members
Additional welcome to newly appointed CAC members whose term begins July 1, 2021:
- J. Milo Sewards, MD, FAOA, Temple University, Vice Chair/Communications Lead
- Mary K. Mulcahey, MD, FAOA, 2022 CORD Conferences Co-Program Chair
- Afshin Razi, MD, FAOA, Accreditation & Compliance/ACGME Representative
- Ericka Lawler, MD, FAOA, Liaison (Fellowship education)
- Nicole Schroeder, MD, FAOA
- Brian P. Scannell, MD, FAOA
- M. Daniel Wongworawat, MD, FAOA, Education Subcommittee Chair
Thank You to Retiring CAC Committee Members
Sincere gratitude is extended to CAC members, with terms ending in June 2021:
- Joshua C. Patt, MD, MPH, FAOA, CORD/Academics Committee Chair
- George Dyer, MD, FAOA
- Monica Kogan, MD, FAOA
- James Holmes, MD, FAOA
- Dawn LaPorte, MD, FAOA
- Fraser J. Leversedge, MD, FAOA
- Vasilios Moutzouros, MD, FAOA
- Kimberly J. Templeton, MD, FAOA
- Marc Trzeciak, DO
- Joseph K. Weistroffer, MD, FAOA
Continued Appreciation
And continued appreciation for members who currently serve on the CAC:
- Norman Chutkan, MD, FAOA
- Charles S. Day, MD, FAOA
- Paul Dougherty, MD, FAOA
- Danielle Greig, MD
- Brandi Hartley, MD, FAOA
- Melvyn Harrington, MD, FAOA
- Lindsay M. Maier, MD
- Brent Ponce, MD, FAOA
The CORD/Academics Committee looks forward to another productive year in helping to establish best practices in orthopaedic graduate medical education.