February 2008 - American College of Osteopathic Surgeons

February 2008
ACOS NEWS
American College of Osteopathic Surgeons®
Vol. 46, No. 4
Legislative Update:
IOM examining optimal resident hours and work schedules
I The committee will recommend actions
Task 2: Develop strategies for implementing
optimal resident work schedules
he ACOS is following
very closely new
efforts by the
Institute of Medicine (IOM)
to issue recommendations
regarding optimal resident
hours and work schedules to
improve patient safety. The report is
expected early in 2009. The IOM has
formed a committee that is charged with
the following tasks.
T
for stakeholders, including residents,
hospitals, professional societies, accrediting bodies, administrators, and funders
of residency training programs, and will
identify actions for the short and the
long term. The recommendations also
I The committee will make recommendations on how the strategies, practices,
interventions, and tools identified in
Task 1 can be implemented to optimize
resident work schedules to improve
patient safety and quality of care.
See Legislative Update, page 2
Osteopathic
Surgery: The
D.O. Advantage
Task 1: Review and synthesize evidence on
optimal resident work schedules, including:
I Gathering evidence on the relationship
between resident work schedules, resident
performance, and the quality of care
delivered by residents. The committee
will consider the education and training
experience of residents, the quality of
the interactions from both the resident’s
and the patient’s perspective, and the
quality-of-care issues involved in handoffs and transitions. The committee will
review evidence on the relationship
between sleep, fatigue, work schedules,
and performance.
Would you like to know how to let
your existing and potential patients
know why you are the “best medicine”
for them? One of the best ways to do
this is to make them aware of your
qualifications and training as an
osteopathic surgeon.
The ACOS has developed an
attractive, four-color patient education
brochure, Osteopathic Surgery: The D.O.
Advantage, which explains in plain
language what you, as an osteopathic
surgeon, have to offer your patients.
To obtain an order form for this
helpful brochure, go to the ACOS
website at www.facos.org and click on
Online Store > Publications >
D.O. Advantage.
I Reviewing strategies and practices that
have been used in the United States,
Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand,
and elsewhere to optimize the work
schedules of residents to ensure patient
safety. The committee will explore
approaches such as assigning tasks
traditionally performed by residents to
other healthcare professionals and the
use of simulations in resident training.
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Legislative Update:
February 2008
ACOS NEWS ACOS continues to participate in public
Vol. 46, No. 4
The ACOS is committed to assuring
excellence in osteopathic surgical care
through education, advocacy, leadership
development, and the fostering of professional
and personal relationships.
Board of Governors
Officers
President:
Les M. Landau, D.O., FACOS
President-elect:
Laurence H. Belkoff, D.O., FACOS
Past President:
Alison A. Clarey, D.O., FACOS
Secretary-Treasurer:
K. Michael Hughes Jr., D.O., FACOS
Governors
Scott A. Blickensderfer, D.O., FACOS
Joseph P. Cardinale, D.O., FACOS
Robert H. Frilen Jr., D.O., FACOS
James J. Giliberto Jr., D.O., FACOS
Eric A. Goldsmith, D.O., FACOS
G. Scott Jennings IV, D.O., FACOS
Richard D. Kimmel, D.O., FACOS
Sherman N. Leis, D.O., FACOS
James H. McQuiston, D.O., FACOS
Michael G. Moncman, D.O., FACOS
Matthew P. Namanny, D.O.
Gary Lee Roth, D.O., FACOS
Rodney T. Routsong, D.O., FACOS
Valerie L. Sheridan, D.O., FACOS
Adam B. Smith, D.O., FACOS
Douglas Adam Taranow, D.O., FACOS
Staff
Executive Director:
Guy D. Beaumont Jr., FACOS
Director of Continuing Education and Meetings:
Cynthia L. Smith, CMP
Continuing Education and Meetings Coordinator:
Kendra E. Smith
Director of Membership
Recruitment and Retention:
Sonjya Johnson
Director of Postdoctoral Training
Standards and Evaluation:
Donald B. Kaveny
Graduate Medical Education Assistant:
Susan L. Rall
Director of Finance and Administration:
Judith T. Mangum
Office Administrator/Website Administrator:
Jodi L. Roberts
Editorial Coordination
Sharon L. Cool, New Leaf Publications, LLC
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From Legislative Update, page 1
will address anticipated
barriers to change, such as the
culture of medical education
and healthcare institutions.
Current resident
work-hour requirements
The issue of resident hours is not a new one.
Arguably, the effects of sleep loss have been
well known for the past 40 years. The
practice of medicine depends on cognition,
memory, and vigilance. However, duty-hour
limits affect a very complex environment.
The current standard for residents in
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education (ACGME) training programs is
80 hours per week, averaged over four
weeks, with one day in seven free from all
responsibilities. Surgical training programs
may apply for 88-hour workweeks, also
averaged over four weeks.
In-house call should be no more than
every third night. Continuous duty should be
limited to 24 hours plus 6 hours, which
should allow time for didactics, transfer of
information, and continuity of care.
Residents are not allowed to see new patients
after being on duty for 24 hours. In-hospital
hours during call from home count toward
the total, and in-house moonlighting time is
counted toward the weekly limit. AOAapproved training programs have similar
resident work-hour requirements.
Views of stakeholders
However, the Committee of Interns and
Residents/SEIU Healthcare testified before
the IOM committee in December that, in
the real world, the 24 hours plus 6 hours is
interpreted as simply a 30-hour shift, except
in New York state, where the Department of
Health regulations limit shifts to 24 hours
plus 3 hours. The union representative
testified that many residents are scheduled
to work these “marathon” shifts routinely, as
often as every third day.
Moreover, the representative stated that
the 80-hour workweek limit, averaged over a
four-week period, can easily translate in
practice to weeks of 100 hours or more of
duty. Further, while on at-home call, the
resident can be awakened repeatedly
throughout the night, but only the hours
spent if the resident must go to the hospital
count toward the hour limits.
Thomas Whalen, M.D., FACS, Regent
of the American College of Surgeons (ACS),
noted in his statement to the IOM
committee that the ACS accepts and
supports the work-rule requirements, but
that the college remains concerned about
the impact of these rules and other changes
on surgical graduate medical education.
In addition, Dr. Whalen cited a 2005
study in which most surgical residents
stated that they did not believe the
duty-hour requirements have had their
intended effect of improving the quality of
care. The residents were ambivalent about the
effects of the requirements on the quality of
their training, but they did report that their
quality of life had improved and most
residents supported the requirements overall.
Dr. Whalen believes that the data show
that the operative caseload has remained
unchanged. Test scores have remained the
same or improved, and there is conflicting
data on patient safety regarding the hand-off
of care. He believes that the long-term
impact of reducing resident work hours on
education remains unknown at this time.
Experts in sleep deprivation have
testified before the committee that there is
now clear data showing that lack of sleep
increases medical errors. The experts cited
studies on error in detection of cardiac
arrhythmias on ECGs and impaired speed
and errors in performance during
laparoscopic surgical simulator training.
A representative of the ACGME
informed the committee that the most
common response to the work-hour
requirements has been to reduce in-house
call and reduce continuous duty periods.
Some institutions have implemented
replacement strategies (i.e., assigning the
work of residents to other healthcare
practitioners), but this is costly. Moreover,
faculty, hospitalists, nurse practitioners,
and physician assistants have different skill
sets and professional expectations. The
ACGME representative noted that the
adoption of new models for education and
patient care is still rare.
policy discussions on issue of optimal resident work hours
IOM committee agenda
This IOM project is sponsored by the
Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, which is part of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services. The IOM committee also must
consider and describe the consequences of
any recommendations regarding resident
hours in regard to the cost of medical
training and of healthcare.
The committee has held one public
workshop already, on Dec. 3–4, 2007,
in Washington, D.C. There are three more
public workshops planned for March 4–5,
2008, in Irvine, Calif., and for May 8–9,
2008, and June 26–27, 2008, both in
Washington, D.C.
The ACOS has been a leader in the
osteopathic community on this issue and
will continue to actively participate in
the ongoing public policy discussions in
this area. I
Conclusion
Author Laura E. Loeb, JD, a partner in
the Washington, D.C., law firm of King &
Spalding LLP, is retained by the ACOS as
a government affairs consultant.
The issue of optimal resident work hours
is of paramount importance to the medical
community, and in particular to surgeons.
For your information
NPI requirement
Effective March 1, 2008, physician Medicare claims without
a National Provider Identifier (NPI) in the primary provider
fields (i.e., the billing, pay-to, and rendering fields) will be
rejected. Physicians will no longer be able to put their
Medicare legacy number in the primary provider fields.
Moreover, claims with both an NPI and a Medicare legacy
number will continue to be rejected if the pair is not found
on the Medicare NPI Crosswalk.
If you are a healthcare provider who bills for services, you
probably need an NPI; if you bill Medicare for services, you
definitely need an NPI. Obtaining an NPI is free. Go to the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website
at www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/ to find out how
to apply for an NPI.
FACOS application deadline
Members have until April 30, 2008, to submit applications
to the Membership Committee for the FACOS designation
(Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons).
This designation is conferred on members in recognition of
their voluntary activities and service to advance osteopathic
medicine and surgery.
Those who earn the designation must be board certified
and have demonstrated their commitment to the practice of
surgery; surgical teaching; authorship of professional papers;
and participation in local, state, and national osteopathic
organizations. Fellows also must adhere to ACOS and AOA
professional and ethical standards.
Members can complete the FACOS application online by
going to the ACOS website at www.facos.org and clicking on
Member Services>Member Applications>FACOS Application.
An application must be submitted to the Membership
Committee by April 30 in order for an applicant to be eligible
to be inducted as a new Fellow at the ACOS Ceremonial
Conclave on Sept. 12, 2008, in Boca Raton, Fla. Visit the
ACOS website at www.facos.org or call 800-888-1312 for
more information.
ACOS awards deadline
June 1, 2008, is the nomination deadline for the College’s
Robert C. Erwin Literary Awards and the Resident
Achievement Awards. These awards are given to resident
members for the following achievements:
I Robert C. Erwin Literary Awards—authorship of an
outstanding scientific manuscript; and
I Resident Achievement Awards—demonstration of
outstanding clinical ability, patient/resident manner,
resident/staff relationships, and resident/community
involvement.
The Resident Achievement Award application form can
be completed online at the ACOS website. For 2008 resident
award information, guidelines, and a Resident Achievement
Award application form, visit the ACOS website at
www.facos.org and click on Member Services>Member
Applications, or call 800-888-1312.
SOSA spring convention
The 2008 spring convention of the Student Osteopathic
Surgical Association (SOSA) will be held April 4–6 at
NOVA Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Fla.
The educational program will include lectures covering a
variety of surgical fields and hands-on clinics on a wide range
of topics. For more information about SOSA’s spring
convention, go to the ACOS website at www.facos.org/SOSA
and click on the “Conventions” link.
February 2008 | ACOS NEWS
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Member news
Mark Brenner, D.O., and David M.
Smith, D.O., FACOS, both of Phoenix,
Ariz., and Gary W. Eden, D.O., FACOS,
of Mesa, Ariz., were three of the physicians
featured in Phoenix Magazine’s “Top Docs”
for 2007. The top docs were selected
through a random peer-review survey of
local physicians who were asked to rate the
best physicians in their area.
Sam W. Buchanan, D.O., FACOS, and
Albert H. Olivencia-Yurvati, D.O.,
FACOS, were among 26 osteopathic
physicians from the University of North
Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC)
in Fort Worth who were named “Top
Docs” in the Fort Worth, Texas Magazine in
April 2007. Dr. Buchanan was one of six
osteopathic physicians from UNT
Health—UNTHSC Texas College of
Osteopathic Medicine’s physician
practice—who were named “Texas Super
Docs” by Texas medical professionals and
honored in the December 2007 Texas
Monthly magazine. Dr. Buchanan also
received the M. L. Coleman, D.O., Award
for Clinical Faculty from the UNTHSC
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.
John Chovanes, D.O., of Philadelphia,
Pa., recently finished a tour of duty as a
combat surgeon with the U.S. Army in
Iraq and resumed his position as
senior trauma surgery/surgical critical
care fellow at the University of
Pennsylvania.
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Alison A. Clarey, D.O., FACOS, received
the Des Moines University
College of Osteopathic
Medicine 2007 Alumnus of
the Year award for her
outstanding service to the
osteopathic profession as
surgeon, educator, leader,
and surgical volunteer. She is a general
surgeon in Dayton, Ohio, and past
president of the ACOS.
W. Don Craske III, D.O., a vascular
surgeon in Mansfield, Ohio, has been
named a “champion surgeon” by the
Renal Network of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana,
and Kentucky.
Harlen C. Hunter, D.O., FACOS,
FAOAO, an orthopedic surgeon in
Bedford, Ind., and Chris A. Lowery,
D.O., a general surgeon in Fishers, Ind.,
have been named trustees of the Indiana
Osteopathic Association for 2007–2008.
James E. Laughlin, D.O., FACOS,
assistant professor in the education
department at the University of North
Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC)
Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in
Fort Worth, has coauthored an article on
“MRI Algorithm for Medical Necessity for
Auto Accident Injured Patients” that will
be published in the Journal of Evaluation in
Clinical Practice—one of the few clinical
medical journals chosen by the World
Health Organization for e-mail
distribution to Third World countries.
James Scott McAdoo, D.O., of
Rockford, Ill., is one of the authors of an
article on “Acute Compression of the
Median Nerve at the Elbow by the Lacertus
Fibrosus” that was published in 2007 in the
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
David O. Sussman, D.O., FACOS, of
Sewell, N.J., had an article on overactive
bladder published in the September 2007
issue of JAOA (Journal of the American
Osteopathic Association). Titled
“Overactive Bladder: Treatment Options
in Primary Care Medicine,” the article
encouraged physicians to initiate dialogue
with patients about this underdiagnosed
condition and to consider all available
treatment options.
Daniel J. Waters, D.O., FACOS, was
featured in a National
Geographic Channel
documentary on incredible
survival stories. He also
appeared in companion
interview segments on
ABC’s news magazine
20/20 and on the Fox News Channel’s
Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. The
documentary film details the story of a
snowmobiler who fell into a frozen lake
and was resuscitated by Dr. Waters and his
surgical team after more than two hours
of cardiac standstill and clinical death,
utilizing a portable heart-lung machine.
Dr. Waters is chief of cardiac surgery
at the Mercy Medical Center in Mason
City, Iowa, which recently received its
seventh “100 Top Hospitals®” award for
cardiovascular care.
Terry L. Weingarden, D.O., FACOS,
FAOAO, an orthopedic surgeon in Garden
City, Mich., was featured in an article about
pioneering D.O.s in the July 2007 issue of
The DO magazine. A former lieutenant
commander in the U.S. Navy Medical
Corps, Dr. Weingarden provided osteopathic manipulative therapy to President
Richard M. Nixon in the late 1960s while
serving at the Naval Dispensary in
Washington, D.C. He also treated Navy
and Marine personnel and their families,
and civilians working on Capitol Hill.
Gary W. Welch, D.O., FACOS, of
Philadelphia, Pa., has been reappointed
chair of the board of directors of the
Pennsylvania Trauma Systems
Foundation, the agency that accredits all
trauma centers in the state. I
ACOS Member and Fellow logos available online
n response to requests by members and Fellows for logo
symbols to indicate their ACOS Member status or their
ACOS Fellow status (FACOS), the College has developed the
specialized logos pictured below for members and Fellows to use
on their practice stationery, practice-related brochures, practice
forms, business cards, websites,
advertising, personalized labels
or stickers, plaques, office
buildings, office furniture, and
gifts for their patients.
Members and Fellows can
download the Member and
Fellow logos from the ACOS
website at www.facos.org
after logging in to the site’s
“members-only” section.
The Member and Fellow logos
are different from the College’s
logo, which is a registered
trademark that can be used only
by the College. The Member and
Fellow logos may be used by
members and Fellows of the
College only, and users of the
new Member and Fellow logos must abide by the following
terms and conditions.
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I The Member and Fellow logo symbols are to be used only for
the purpose of indicating ACOS membership or fellowship.
All uses of the Member or Fellow symbol must include the
surgeon’s name and a statement that the individual surgeon is
a member or Fellow of the ACOS; a group practice name may
not be used in place of the surgeon’s name. The ACOS retains
the right to review and approve any use of the symbols.
I It is the responsibility of the individual member or Fellow to
ensure that the use of the Member or Fellow symbol conforms
to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Code of
Ethics and the AOA/ACOS interpretations. The user of the
Member or Fellow symbol may not create any impression that
the Member or Fellow symbol is evidence of or an indication
of the user’s compliance with the ACOS bylaws and the AOA
Code of Ethics and AOA/ACOS interpretations.
I The following statement is recommended for all uses of the
Member and Fellow symbols, where possible:
ACOS Members (or Fellows) are committed to assuring
excellence in osteopathic surgical care through education,
advocacy, leadership development, and the fostering of
professional and personal relationships.
I Users of the Member and Fellow symbols must comply fully
with all regulations and guidelines of state and national
regulatory authorities, state medical boards, the AOA, and
the Federal Trade Commission.
I The ACOS is the owner of the Member and Fellow symbols.
Users of the Member and Fellow symbols are granted a
limited license to use them for the specific purpose of
indicating their membership or fellowship in the ACOS, and
the ACOS may withdraw permission to use the symbols at
any time, for any reason. Upon notification of withdrawal of
permission, the member or Fellow must cease use of the
Member or Fellow symbol immediately. I
New Fellows
The title of Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons (FACOS) was conferred on the following members during the October 2007
Annual Ceremonial Conclave in San Francisco.
Mandip S. Atwal, D.O.
Scott A. Blickensderfer, D.O.
Don W. Brown, D.O.
Alfredo M. Carbonell, D.O.
William A. Cline, D.O.
Roy R. Danks, D.O.
Michael D. Daugherty, D.O.
Jarad Scott Fingerman, D.O.
Fardad Forouzanpour, D.O.
Cynthia R. Fusco, D.O.
Daniel R. Gilbert, D.O.
John C. Green, D.O.
Marc A. Greenstein, D.O.
Jonathan D. Hoffberger, D.O.
Robert G. Kloos, D.O.
Francis A. Kralick, D.O.
Hydi F. Laidlaw-Smith, D.O.
Benjamin Lam, D.O.
Mindy K. Lane, D.O.
Britt D. Morris, D.O.
Gregory C. Nacopoulos, D.O.
Todd A. Nickloes, D.O.
Keith A. Norvill, D.O., Capt.
Nina J. Paonessa, D.O.
Douglas B. Paul, D.O.
Carl M. Pesta, D.O.
Katharine Kwon Ravanbakhsh, D.O.
Howard L. Reeves, D.O.
Scott Reid, D.O.
Roger H. Schoenfeld, D.O.
Karlin E. Sevensma, D.O.
Josh A. Smith, D.O.
Fausto Y. Vinces, D.O.
David J. Wright III, D.O.
Todd E. Young, D.O.
Farid Zehtab, D.O.
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Resident news
Annual resident reports
The Residency Evaluation and Standards
Committee (RESC) met in January to
review resident annual reports and to
consider residency training programs for
continuing approval. Annual resident
reports are due at the ACOS office within
30 days of completion of the contract year;
the majority of these reports are received
in July and reviewed at RESC’s summer
meeting. Annual reports from residents for
this training year will be due at the ACOS
by July 31, 2008. A $250 late fee will be
imposed for annual reports that are not
received in a timely manner.
Approximately 13 percent of the 70-plus
annual resident reports reviewed by RESC
in January were “deferred” for unacceptable
scientific research papers, and another
11 percent were deferred for lack of resident
signatures on appropriate documents.
A new scholarly activity requirement was
implemented in July 2007. Contact your
program director to determine if your
residency training program still requires a
scientific research paper. Also review the
guidelines for “Scholarly Activity/Scientific
Research Paper” on the ACOS website at
www.facos.org/scriptcontent/educationforms.cfm
to ensure that your scholarly activity and/or
research paper is appropriate for your year
of training and that it meets the residency
training standards.
examinations for certification of the
osteopathic surgical specialties (general
surgery, cardiothoracic surgery,
neurological surgery, plastic and
reconstructive surgery, urological surgery,
general vascular surgery); for recertification; and for the surgical critical care
CAQ (certificate of added qualifications).
Information has been provided to the
AOBS about osteopathic surgical residents
in ACOS training programs who are
eligible to sit for these examinations.
AOBS examinations
I March 15, 2008, is the application
deadline for the written examinations
for certification, recertification, and
surgical critical care CAQ (certificate
of added qualifications). The written
examinations normally are administered
in Chicago on the first Saturday in
April; this year, they will be
administered on April 5 at the Hyatt
Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Ill.
(Candidates who successfully complete
the written examination may apply for
the oral examination.)
Application deadlines are approaching
rapidly for the 2008 American
Osteopathic Board of Surgery (AOBS)
Residents Section Governing Council
The 2008 AOBS examination schedule
is as follows.
I July 15, 2008, is the application
deadline for the oral examination. This
examination is administered just prior
to the Annual Clinical Assembly of
Osteopathic Specialists (ACA). The
2008 oral examination will be held on
Sept. 10 at the Boca Raton Resort &
Club in Boca Raton, Fla.
Pictured here are current and past officers of the ACOS Residents Section Governing Council
who were present at the 2007 Annual Clinical Assembly in San Francisco:
STANDING (left to right): Edgar Charles Moore, D.O.—chair-elect; Matthew P.
Namanny, D.O.—chair; and Paul C. Laffay, D.O.—past member-at-large.
SEATED (left to right): Clarisa C. Hammer, D.O.—past chair; Christine H. Cho,
D.O.—member-at-large; Krissy A. Mandara, D.O.—secretary-treasurer; and Claudia
Perez, D.O.—past secretary-treasurer.
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I March 15, 2008, is the application
deadline for the fall clinical
examination, which will be administered
on Sept. 11 prior to the 2008 ACA at
the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca
Raton, Fla. The application deadline for
the spring clinical examination in 2009
is Aug. 15, 2008.
Contact the AOBS at 800-782-5355 or
go to the AOBS website at www.aobs.org
for additional information about the 2008
AOBS certification examinations. I
Newly certified members
The American Osteopathic Association, the nationally recognized certifying body for the osteopathic profession, has notified the ACOS that the
following College members have achieved certification by meeting qualifications and requirements established and maintained by the American
Osteopathic Board of Surgery. The ACOS Board of Governors and membership extend their congratulations to:
General Surgery
Juhi Asad, D.O.
Karen S. Barbosa, D.O.
Alissa Sue Brotman, D.O.
Louis E. Costa, D.O.
Mark H. Cripe, D.O.
Setu Dalal, D.O.
Hung Dang, D.O.
David Kirk DePriest, D.O.
Christopher J. Esper, D.O.
Andrea J. Goethals, D.O.
Linsey Patricia Gold, D.O.
F. Taylor Johansen, D.O.
Mark D. Khorsandi, D.O.
Tiffany M. Lasky, D.O.
Maria A. Lombardo, D.O.
Eric D. Martin, D.O.
Michael P. McCormack, D.O.
James Travis Methvin, D.O.
Benjamin A. Miller, D.O.
Matthew P. Namanny, D.O.
Bettina I. Nazemi, D.O.
Christopher M. Newman, D.O.
Richard Nguyen, D.O.
Christopher C. Pfeifer, D.O.
Kevin P. Purgiel, D.O.
Stephanie L. Sandberg, D.O.
Michelle M. Sowden, D.O.
Shawn M. Tweedt, D.O.
Ed V. Wehling, D.O.
Eric M. Woo, D.O.
Jacob C. Yannetta, D.O.
General Vascular Surgery
Marshall K. Medley, D.O.
Mark Andrew Zuzga, D.O.
Rob D. Dickerman, D.O., PhD
Brad E. McCollom, D.O.
Brett Alan Schlifka, D.O.
Robert J. Seledotis, D.O.
Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
Walter George Bodjanac, D.O.
Charles E. Garramone, D.O.
Dong Hoang Ha, D.O.
Urological Surgery
Kenneth R. Bunning, D.O.
Aaron J. Geswaldo, D.O.
Steven P. Kerner, D.O.
Timothy C. McCullough, D.O.
Stephanie Courson Pothoven, D.O.
Neurological Surgery
William F. Beringer, D.O.
Dennis E. Cramer, D.O.
Use of D.O. designation
Members are reminded that the College interprets the
AOA Code of Ethics to require that the “D.O.”
designation appear after their name in all professional
uses. Professional uses are interpreted to include
stationery, signs, business cards, advertisements,
telephone directories, and other listings referred to by
the general public. Many state medical licensing board
regulations also require designation of the D.O. degree.
The Federal Trade Commission has held healthcare
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GENERAL SURGEON OPPORTUNITY
Denison, Iowa. Solo general surgeon seeks partner to join
rural practice in community of 7,500. Seven
providers/mid-levels. Endoscopic and laparoscopic skills
required. Competitive salary and benefits. Contact Mark
Rinehardt at 712-263-1620, [email protected],
or fax CV to 712-263-1711.
ARROWHEAD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER/
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
We are currently seeking OGME 2, 3, & 4 for resident
training at a certified trauma center, with a burn unit and
ample general surgery cases. For consideration, please
contact the Resident Coordinator at 909-580-6222.
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ARIZONA—VALLEY OF THE SUN
Well established busy practice of four general surgeons
seeking a fifth surgeon. No vascular. Board certified/
eligible. Three hospitals within a 10-mile radius.
Competitive salary/excellent benefits. Located in the
northwest area of Phoenix. Private and public schools,
museums, arts, theater, and sporting events make this an
opportunity of a lifetime. Fax CV to 623-582-2456 or
e-mail [email protected].
VASCULAR SURGERY/
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Cardiothoracic/Vascular fellowship opportunities at
Deborah Heart & Lung Center, a 161-bed teaching
hospital located in central NJ, specializing in heart, lung,
and vascular disease. Training program offers outpatient
clinic, large case volumes and wide range of cardiac,
thoracic, and peripheral vascular procedures, including
endovascular interventions. Contact Walter Boris, D.O.,
609-893-6611, ext. 4771, [email protected].
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