About AOC Connect
Who We Are
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AOC Connect positions academic leaders to be more informed, better positioned, and ultimately to become more effective in their roles.
Our Mission
To advance and improve the national musculoskeletal landscape by freely providing best practices across business, leadership, education, and research to our member community.
Our Vision
To be the most valued organization in the United States for orthopaedic surgeons and administrators as an essential partner that optimizes performance at every level of the musculoskeletal enterprise.
Five things to know about AOC Connect
AOC Connect is the largest, fastest growing, and top-rated orthopaedic organization in the U.S.
Engage with 4,000+ members spanning 160 universities and 40 health systems and private practices. Access our all-new digital social platform to foster closer professional connections, peer-to-peer networking, group discussions, and special interest groups, and to enable collaborative problem solving and sharing of best practices, 24/7.
JOBS: AOC Connect powers JobsInOrtho, the #1 orthopaedics career platform in the U.S.
JobsInOrtho became the largest job board for orthopaedic surgeons in the U.S. only 14 days after launch, filling a real need for blue-chip employers. More than 200 employers are currently posting jobs and 1,500+ job applications were submitted by surgeons in the first 6 months of launch. JobsInOrtho is the #1 way orthopaedic residents and fellows identify and apply for jobs.
AOC Connect has been called the “career Sherpa” for orthopaedic residents and fellows.
As AOC Connect members, residents and fellows can create free JobsInOrtho job seeker profiles and access our expert presentations on how to job-hunt successfully AND negotiate the compensation they deserve. More than 400 orthopaedic residents and fellows helped us to identify and prioritize our content specific to preparing for the business of orthopaedics and how to navigate job search, negotiation, and employment contracts. Our on-demand modules are rated 4.5/5.0 by residents and fellows.
AOC Connect has been optimizing orthopaedic leaders and their teams for two decades.
We aim to optimize our members! It’s true: 97% of academic orthopaedic administrators name AOC Connect as “the #1 most valuable organization to their role.” 98% of our orthopaedic surgeon leaders rate our programs as either an “A” or an “A-“ And orthopaedic residents and fellows rate our digital on-demand curriculum 4.5/5.0 to help them prepare for the business of orthopaedics and how to navigate job search, employment contracts, and negotiation.
AOC Connect provides the country’s only academic orthopaedic compensation and clinical productivity reports and open access to 100+ best practices reports.
AOC Connect Members can access FREE compensation benchmarking reports and leadership presentations of proven strategies for successfully optimizing musculoskeletal enterprises and the individuals entrusted with leading them.
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Meet The AOC Connect 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.
John Bonini
Director, Clinical Operations, Duke Orthopaedics; Senior Vice President, AOC Connect
Jaysson Brooks, MD
Pediatric Surgeon Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas Committee Chair on the Board of Directors for the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society (JRGOS) Co-Chair, AOC Connect URM Leadership Forum
Richard Capra
Chief Administrative Officer, UCSF Orthopaedics; President, AOC Connect
Ron Faulbaum
Chief Administrative Officer – Emeritus, Washington University; Senior Vice President, AOC Connect
John M. Flynn, MD
Chief, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHOP; Richard M. Armstrong, Jr. Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery; Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Michael R. Gagnon, MBA
Chief Administrative Officer – Emeritus, Duke University Orthopaedics; Founder & CEO, AOC Connect
Grant Garrigues, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Director, Upper Extremity Research Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Associate Chief Medical Officer, AOC Connect
Farshid Guilak, PhD
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of Research, Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer, AOC Connect
Michael Hattery
Senior Administrator, Vice President at Emory Healthcare, Co-Chair, Clinical Advisory Team
Claire Howell, MMCi
Chief Administrative Officer – Emeritus, Washington University; Senior Vice President, AOC Connect
Lorraine Hutzler, MPH
Associate Director of the Center for Quality & Patient Saftey, NYU Langone Orthopaedic Hospital; Director, Pilot Site Projects, AOC Connect
Rebecca Johnson
Director of Research & Academic Affairs, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Utah, Co-Chair, Research Advisory Team
L. Scott Levin, MD
Chair, UPENN; Chief Medical Officer, AOC Connect
Derrick Melton, MHSA
Senior Director of Clinical Operations at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Co-Chair, BIPOC Leadership Forum
Colin Semper, MBA
Administrator, Department of Orthopaedics Surgery Johns Hopkins Medicine, Co-Chair, Department Transformation/Leadership Advisory Team
Neil Ravitz, MBA
Chief Administrative Officer, UPENN; Senior Vice President, AOC Connect
Laura Robbins
Senior Vice President, Education Institute at Hospital for Special Surgery, Co-Chair, Education/GME Advisory Team
Kelly Rosenfeld, MHSA
Chief Administrative Officer, Wake Forest University; Co-Chair, AOC Connect’s Women’s Leadership Forum
Angie Scala
Creative Director, AOC Connect
Theresa Wyrick, MD
Vice Chair, University of Arkansas; Co-Chair, AOC Connect’s Women’s Leadership Forum
Become a partner
No other orthopaedics professional organization does so much for business, leadership, and career development. This is why AOC Connect is the fastest growing organization and the top-rated organization for value in the academic orthopaedic space.
Join as a partner to engage with this highly-valued network of professionals.