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Meet The AOC Connect Leadership Team

With a shared passion for excellence and constant organizational improvement, the members of the AOC Team bring a diversity of experiences and perspectives to the work of fulfilling our mission.

Scott Boden, MD

Senior Advisor to CEO; AOC Board of Advisors; AOC Council Chair; AOC MedTech Advisory Co-Chair & Executive Committee

Executive Vice President for University Clinical Affairs and Dean, Indiana University School of Medicine

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Michael R. Gagnon, MBA

Founder & CEO, AOC Connect

Chief Administrative Officer – Emeritus, Duke University Orthopaedics; Founder & CEO, JobsInOrtho

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Grant Garrigues, MD

Chief Medical Officer, AOC Connect

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

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Daniel Goltz, MD, MBA

Senior Director, AOC Health Policy & Economic Value Analysis

Orthopaedic Surgeon - Shoulder & Elbow Specialist, Rothman Orthopaedics

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Eoghan T. Hurley, MB BCh BAO, MCh, PhD

Senior Director, AOC Delphi Survey and Analysis

Duke University

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Angie Scala

Chief Web Officer & Creative Director, AOC Connect

Angie Scala is the Chief Web Officer and Creative Director at AOC Connect, where she has…

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Farshid Guilak, PhD

Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer, AOC Connect

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of Research, Washington University

Alek Johnson, MHA

Senior Advisor, DME Value Propositions & Community Leadership, AOC Connect

Director of Cast Room & Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush

Jonathan Gustafson, PhD

Senior Director, Clinical Research Projects, AOC Connect

Assistant Professor; IBTS Fellowship Research Director; Orthopaedic Surgery; Rush University Medical Center

Claire Howell, MMCi

Director of Analytics, AOC Connect

Senior Product Manager, Change Healthcare

John A. Zaloom, JD

Legal Counsel, AOC Connect

Attorney and Partner, Moore & Van Allen PLLC

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