The AOA is led by:
Leading the Leaders
President

Stephen L. Kates, MD, FAOA
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
First President-Elect

Rex C. Haydon, MD, PhD, FAOA
The University of Chicago
Second President-Elect

April D. Armstrong, MD, FRCSC, FAOA
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Treasurer

Scott A. Hoffinger, MD, MsC, FAOA
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Secretary

Keith Kenter, MD, FAOA
Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, University of Missouri
Secretary- Elect

Tessa Balach, MD, FAOA
University of Chicago Medical Center
First Past President

Kyle J. Jeray, MD, FAOA
Prisma Health – Upstate
Second Past President

Alexander J. Ghanayem, MD, FAOA
Loyola University Medical Center
Historian

Michael A. Simon, MD, FAOA
University of Chicago Medical Center
Executive Director
Kristin Olds Glavin, Esq.
American Orthopaedic Association
Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors/Academics Committee Chair

S. Trent Guthrie, MD, FAOA
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital
Critical Issues/Educational Programming Committee Chair

Joshua C. Patt, MD, MPH, FAOA
Carolinas Medical Center – Atrium Health
Development/Donor Support Committee Chair

John F. Sarwark, MD, FAOA
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Leadership/Fellowships Committee Chair

Matthew R. Schmitz, MD, FAOA
Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Membership Committee Chair

R. Lor Randall, MD, FAOA
University of California – Davis Health
Own the Bone Committee Chair

Carol A. Lin, MD, FAOA
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Program Chair

Mary K. Mulcahey, MD, FAOA
Loyola University Medical Center
Delegates-At-Large

Joseph J. Hoegler, MD, FAOA
Henry Ford Hospital

Anna N. Miller, MD, FAOA
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Emerging Leader Delegate

Brianna K. Fram, MD
The University of Chicago
Lay Delegate

Mark Peterson
P&G Alumni, Consultant