Meet the AOC Connect Distinguished Lecturers
AOC Connect’s Distinguished Lecturers represent the best of the best in academic orthopaedic thought leadership.
Todd Albert, MD
Korein-Wilson Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery; Chairman & Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; Surgeon-in-Chief & CMO, Hospital for Special Surgery
Michael Archdeacon, MD
Chair, University of Cincinnati
Michael Ast, MD
Chief Medical Innovation Officer and Director of Ambulatory Surgery Center Strategy, Hospital for Special Surgery
Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, MPH
Associate Chair of Academic Affairs and Professor, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester
Stefano Bini, MD
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF; Founder and Chair, UCSF Digital Orthopedics Conference; Chair, Digital Web and Social Media Committee, American Association and Hip and Knee Surgeons
Kevin P. Black, MD
Vice Dean, College of Medicine’s University Park Regional Medical Campus; C. McCollister Evarts Chair & Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State
Stephanie Blaney, MHA
Chief Administrative Officer, Columbia
Scott Boden, MD
Executive Vice President for University Clinical Affairs and Dean, Indiana University School of Medicine
John Bonini
Director of Clinical Operations, Duke University
Joe Bosco, MD
Vice Chair, New York University; AAOS President, 2020
K. Keely Boyle, MD
Chief of Joint Replacement & Reconstruction, University of Texas, Southwestern
Kevin Bozic, MD, MBA
Inaugural Chair & Professor, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin; AAOS President, 2023
Susan V. Bukata, MD
Professor and Chair of Orthopaedics – UC San Diego
David Bumpass, MD
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Richard Capra
Chief Administrative Officer-Emeritus, UCSF Orthopaedics
Amy Chauffe, MS
Chief Administrative Officer, Ochsner Health
Antonia Chen, MD, MBA
Chair, University of Texas, Southwestern
Sheila Conway, MD
Vice Chair, Atrium Health Wake Forest
Matthew Dietz, MD
Chair, West Virginia
Thomas Donaldson, MD
Chair, Loma Linda University
Darin M. Friess, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, OHSU
Grant Garrigues, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Farshid Guilak, PhD
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of Research, Washington University
Nady Hamid, MD
Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon, OrthoCarolina
William Horton, MBA, MHSA
Chief Administrative Officer, University of Alabama, Birmingham
Catherine Humphrey, MD, MBA
Associate Chief Medical Officer, University of Rochester Health System
Joseph Hsu, MD
Chief, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Joshua J. Jacobs, MD
Chair-Emeritus, Midwest Rush
Alek Johnson, MHA
Director of Cast Room & Durable Medical Equipment (DME), Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Bryanna Kaiser, MBA
Department Administrator - Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation at Oregon Health & Science University
Sang D. Kim, MD
Spine Surgeon, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Thomas Krupko, MD
Medical Operations Director, University of Florida
Claudette Lajam, MD
System Chief of Orthopedic Quality and Safety, New York University
William N. Levine, MD
Chair, Columbia University
Albert Lin, MD
Vice Chair, Pittsburgh
C. Benjamin Ma, MD
Chair, University of California, San Francisco
Ray Malaguti, PA-C
Clinical Operations, Duke
Paul Marini, MHA
Chief Administrative Officer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Brandon A. McMahon
Director of Operations II, Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern Medical Group
Reid McMullan
Senior Director of Advanced Practice for Ambulatory Services and Strategy at Stanford Health Care
Amanda Olderog, MHA
Senior Director of Operations, Ortho, Spine, Wound Care and Surgical Services, University of Colorado Hospital
Kyle Potter, MD
Chair, University of Pennsylvania
R. Lor Randall, MD
Chair, UC Davis
Kelly Rosenfeld, MHA, FACHE
Associate Vice President - Musculoskeletal Service Line at Atrium Wake Forest, Department of Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation at Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Mara Schenker, MD, MBA
Chief, Emory University
Vivek Shah, MD
Director, Outpatient Arthroplasty, Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Andrew K. Simpson, MD
Chief of Spine Surgery Director - UT Southwestern Spine Center
Stuart Simpson
CEO, ThinkSurgical
David Skaggs, MD, MMM
Executive Vice Chair, Cedars-Sinai
Michael Stauff, MD
Chair, UMASS
R. James Toussaint, MD
Chief, University of Florida
Monica Kogan, MD
Aaron Chamberlain, MD
Senior Medical Director, Intermountain Health
Regina Cunningham, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
CEO, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Mary Duvanich, MS, MMHC
Chief Administrative Officer, Vanderbilt University
Sandy Emery, MD
Chair, West Virginia
Cynthia Emory, MD, MBA
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
James R. Ficke, MD
Chair, Johns Hopkins
John M. Flynn, MD
Chief, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHOP; Richard M. Armstrong, Jr. Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Steven Forti, RN
Vice President, Chief Wellness Officer, Hospital for Special Surgery; US Army Special Forces, Master Sergeant (retired)
Leesa Galatz, MD
Chair, Mount Sinai
Richard Gelberman, MD
Fred C. Reynolds Professor & Former Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University; AAOS President, 2001
Parker Gibbs, MD
Chair, University of Florida
Mark Gonzalez, MD
Chair, University of Illinois, Chicago
Jo Hannafin, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; Medical Director, HSS Stamford Outpatient Center; Director, Women’s Sports Medicine Center, Hospital for Special Surgery
Kurt Hankenson, DVM, MS, PhD
Henry Ruppenthal Family Professor of Orthopaedic; Surgery and Bioengineering, University of Michigan; Associate Chair of Research Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery President, ORS
Mitchel Harris, MD
Chair, Massachusetts General Hospital
MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA
Chair, University of Pittsburgh – UPMC
Johnny Huard, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer and Director, Center for Regenerative Sports Medicine, Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Monte Hunter, MD
Chair, Augusta University
James Kang, MD
Thornhill Family Professor & Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University
Karl Koenig, MD
Chair, University of Texas, Austin
L. Andrew Koman, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Executive Director; Musculoskeletal Service Line, Wake Forest Baptist Health
Lisa Lattanza, MD
Chair, Yale
Scott Levin, MD
Chair, University of Pennsylvania
Valerae O. Lewis, MD
Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Oncology – University of Texas; MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
Brandon McMahon
Director, Clinical Operations, Northwestern University
Alfonso Mejia, MD
Vice Chair, University of Illinois, Chicago
Regis J. O’Keefe, MD, PhD
Fred C. Reynolds Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
Mark W. Pagnano, MD
Professor & Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Michael L. Parks, MD
Clinical Director of Orthopedic Surgery, Vice Chair for Quality, Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery; Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Terance Peabody, MD
Chair, Northwestern University
Steve Petrovic, MBA
Chief Administrative Officer, University of Cincinnati
Neil Ravitz, MBA
Chief Administrative Officer, UPENN; Senior Vice President, AOC Connect
Anthony Romeo, MD
Executive Vice President, Musculoskeletal Institute, Duly Health & Care
Arthur Rubenstein, MBBCH
Professor of Medicine, Former EVP of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System & Dean of the School of Medicine
Lee Rubin, MD
Division Chief, Yale University
Felix H Savoie, MD, FAAOS, FAOA
Ray Haddad Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Tulane University, New Orleans, La. USA; AAOS President, 2022
Tamara Scerpella, MD
Chair, University of Wisconsin
Eric Schips, MPA
Chief Administrative Officer, New York University
Rachel Seymour, PhD
Vice Chair for Research and Professor, Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute
Lou Soslowski, PhD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Bioengineering, Vice Chair for Research, University of Pennsylvania
Bryan Springer, MD
Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Mayo Clinic
Peter Stern, MD
Norman S. and Elizabeth C.A. Hill Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; (Former) Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati
Carrie Swigart, MD
Chief of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery for Yale Medicine Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, Yale
Tad Vail, MD
James L. Young Professor & Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Fransisco
Kevin Varner, MD
Chair, Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Mark Vrahas, MD, MHCDS
Levin/Gordon Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedics in honor of Myles Cohen, MD; Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Nathan Wait
Chief Administrative Officer, University of Wisconsin