Government Relations

The AAOS Government Relations Office promotes and represents the viewpoint of the orthopaedic community before Federal and State legislative, regulatory, and executive agencies. Based in Washington, DC, but also including staff from the AAOS headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois, the Office of Government Relations identifies, analyzes, and directs all health policy activities and initiatives of the AAOS.

With the primary objectives of enhancing access to and quality of orthopaedic care for our patients, major Federal legislative programs of the AAOS, include:

• Research Capitol Hill Days where patients and their orthopaedic surgeons meet with U.S. Senators and Representatives to advocate increased funding for musculoskeletal research
• National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference where over 200 orthopaedic surgeons visit Capitol Hill to encourage Congress to address issues such as Medicare reimbursement and medical liability reform

At the State level, the Office of Government Relations assists State orthopaedic societies with their own legislative priorities which are of concern to the AAOS.

• Recent federal, state, and regulatory advocacy successes

Have a question or need more information? Phone and email messages are generally answered within 24 hours between the hours of 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday (excluding weekends and holidays).

Contact us at:
Phone - 1-202-546-4430
Fax - 1-202-546-5051
dc@aaos.org

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Washington Office Staff

Bonda Baxter Finance and Operations Assistant	baxter@aaos.org
Catherine Boudreaux Manager, Government Relations	boudreaux@aaos.org
Judi Buckalew Manager, Regulatory and Government Relations	buckalew@aaos.org
Jamie Gregorian, JD Senior Manager, Specialty Society Affairs & Research Advocacy	gregorian@aaos.org
Kevin Kwon, JD Senior Manager, Regulatory and Government Relations	kwon@aaos.org
Constance Lamberson Executive Assistant	lamberson@aaos.org
Kristin Leighty PAC Manager	leighty@aaos.org
William Martin III, MD Medical Director	martin@aaos.org
Eboni Morris Manager, State Government Relations	morris@aaos.org
Graham Newson Director	newson@aaos.org
Simit Pandya Orthopaedic Quality Institute Specialist	pandya@aaos.org
Katrina Wallace Administrative Assistant	wallace@aaos.org
Anthony Wheeler Manager, Payment Policy	wheeler@aaos.org
Julie Williams Senior Manager, Government Relations	jwilliams@aaos.org

Rosemont Office Staff

Erin Lynn Ransford Manager, Research Development	ransford@aaos.org
Joanne S. Willer, CPC Assistant Health Policy Analyst	willer@aaos.org
Matt Twetten Sr Manager, Regulatory, Quality & Medical Affairs	twetten@aaos.org
Diana Scott Administrative Assistant	scott@aaos.org