Dr. O’Keefe is the fifth AOA president from our department since 1893. Dr. Wright’s election to 1st Vice-President represents one of the few times the current President and future of the AOA were from the same institution. Dr. O'Keefe's Presidential Address was entitled, "Diversity: Embracing Differences to Improve Success."
Symposium Forum Moderators and Participants
Christopher Dy, MD, MPH - Member of the AOA’s Emerging Leaders Program
· Participated as a panelist in the Concurrent Surgery AOA Overtime session
· Attended Emerging Leaders Forum
Richard Gelberman, MD - Member of The American Orthopaedic Association
· Moderated Symposium 4: Changing the Guard: Transition in Department Leadership
Charles Goldfarb, MD - Member of The American Orthopaedic Association
· Panelist for Symposium 5: It is All About Value Now: What Data Do You Need to Collect and How To Do It
· Presented a section for this symposium on Data Collection in the Office in a Cost Effective Way
· Organized and moderated Department Leadership Forum - How to Build a Successful Departmental Research Portfolio.
Anna Miller, MD, FACS - elected as a Member of The American Orthopaedic Association
· Presented on the panel at the AOA’s Own the Bone Own the Bone Charlotte Symposium: Fragility Fracture Care Coordination and Secondary Fracture Prevention, discussing Atypical Fractures
· Presented on a short overview on the AOA’s Own the Bone program during the AOA’s Emerging Leaders Forum
· Attended Emerging Leaders Forum
Poster Award (Voted Top 10)
Poster: Overlapping Surgery Among Orthopaedic Surgeons at a Single Academic Center.
Poster authors: Christopher J. Dy, MD, MPH; Regis J. O'Keefe, MD, PhD, FAOA; Daniel A. Osei, MD; Tony Shen; and Anna N. Miller, MD, FAOA