State Societies' Executive Directors
Alabama | |
| Executive Director Mike Merrill, ESQ Office Address: Alabama Orthopaedic Society 2012 Seaton Park Montgomery, AL 36116 Office Phone: (334)279-9755 Fax: (334)277-2035 Society e-mail address: jmm0071@charter.net | |
Alaska | |
| No Executive Director | |
Arizona | |
| Executive Director Patrice Hand Office Address: Arizona Orthopaedic Society 810 W. Bethany Home Road Phoenix, AZ 85013 Office Phone: (602)246-8901 Fax: (602)242-2515 Society e-mail address: patriceh@azmedassn.org | |
Arkansas | |
| Executive Director Linda Bunting Office Address: CAVHS Surgical Service 4300 W. Seventh Little Rock, AR 72205 Office Phone: (501)686-7812 Fax: (501)686-7908 Society e-mail address: buntinglindaj@uams.edu | |
California | |
| Executive Director Diane Przepiorski Office Address: California Orthopaedic Association 5380 Elvas Avenue Ste 221 Sacramento, CA 95819 Office Phone: (916)454-9884 Fax: (916)454-9882 Society e-mail address: coa1@pacbell.net | |
Colorado | |
| No Executive Director | |
Connecticut | |
| Executive Director Susan Schaffman Office Address: Connecticut Orthopedic Society 26 Riggs Avenue West Hartford, CT 06107 Office Phone: (860)561-5205 Fax: (860)561-5514 Society e-mail address: sasshops@aol.com | |
Delaware | |
| Executive Director Meaghan Jerman Office Address: Delaware Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons 1001 South Bradford Street Suite 9 Dover, DE 19904 Office Phone: (302)744-9267 Fax: (302)744-9287 Society e-mail address: meaghan@managetool.com | |
District of Columbia | |
| No Executive Director | |
Florida | |
| Executive Director Fraser Cobbe Office Address: Florida Orthopaedic Society 17503 Mallard Court Lutz, FL 33559 Office Phone: (813)948-8660 Fax: (813)949-8994 Society e-mail address: fcobbe@cobbemanagement.com | |
Georgia | |
| Executive Director Liz Neary Office Address: Georgia Orthopaedic Society 131 Holly Springs Drive Peachtree City, GA 30269 Office Phone: (478)474-2754 Fax: (678)669-2754 Society e-mail address: lnearygos@gmail.com | |
Hawaii | |
| Executive Director Cathy K Iwai Office Address: Hawaii Orthopaedic Association P.O. Box 61207 Honolulu, HI 96839 Office Phone: (808)630-1586 Fax: (808)536-4141 Society e-mail address: cathy.iwai@hawaiiantel.net | |
Idaho | |
| Executive Director Sheri Sass Office Address: Idaho Orthopaedic Society P.O. Box 2668 Boise, ID 83701 Office Phone: (208)343-4818 Fax: (208)344-7903 Society e-mail address: sherisass@gmail.com | |
Illinois | |
| Executive Director Alice Romano Office Address: Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons 20 N. Michigan #700 Chicago, IL 60602 Office Phone: (312)263-7150 Fax: (312)782-0553 Society e-mail address: iaos@isms.org | |
Indiana | |
| Executive Director Patricia K Price Office Address: Indiana Orthopaedic Society P.O. Box 531062 Indianapolis, IN 46253 Office Phone: (317)388-8983 Fax: (317)388-8984 Society e-mail address: indianaorthosoc@aol.com | |
Iowa | |
| Executive Director Mary A Bechler, FACMPE Office Address: Iowa Orthopaedic Society 3817 Chippewa Court Sioux City, IA 51104 Office Phone: (712)239-1687 Fax: (712)226-2687 Society e-mail address: mbechler@cableone.net | |
Kansas | |
| Executive Director Gary Caruthers Office Address: Kansas Orthopaedic Society 623 SW 10th Avenue Topeka, KS 66604 Office Phone: (785)235-2383 Fax: (785)235-5114 Society e-mail address: gcaruthers@kmsonline.org | |
Kentucky | |
| Executive Director Denise Scinta Office Address: Kentucky Orthopaedic Society P.O. Box 7354 Louisville, KY 40257 Office Phone: (502)896-9458 Fax: (502)897-6884 Society e-mail address: scintakos@aol.com | |
Louisiana | |
| Executive Director Cindy Bishop Office Address: Louisiana Orthopaedic Association P.O. Box 80053 Baton Rouge, LA 70898 Office Phone: (225)923-1599 Fax: (225)923-3660 Society e-mail address: destiny362@aol.com | |
Maine | |
| Executive Director Warene Eldridge Office Address: Maine Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons 30 Association Drive P.O. Box 190 Manchester, ME 04351 Office Phone: (207)622-3374 Fax: (207)622-3332 Society e-mail address: weldridge@mainemed.com | |
Maryland | |
| Executive Director Charles Freitag Office Address: Maryland Orthopaedic Association Data Trace Management Company 110 W. Road, Suite 227 Towson, MD 21204 Office Phone: (410)494-4994 Fax: (410)494-0515 Society e-mail address: cfreitag@datatrace.com | |
Massachusetts | |
| Executive Director Paul Wetzel Office Address: Massachusetts Orthopaedic Association 167 Washington Street Norwell, MA 02061 Office Phone: (781)982-8899 Fax: (781)878-0838 Society e-mail address: wetzelpaul@msn.com | |
Michigan | |
| Executive Director Pamela Dietrich Office Address: Michigan Orthopaedic Society P.O. Box 475 Northville, MI 48167 Office Phone: (734)646-3720 Fax: (734)936-1433 Society e-mail address: pamdd@med.umich.edu | |
Minnesota | |
| Executive Director Melissa Palank Office Address: Minnesota Orthopaedic Society 1821 University Ave. W Suite S256 Saint Paul, MN 55104 Office Phone: (651)999-8991 Fax: (651)917-1835 Society e-mail address: office@mnorthopaedic.org | |
Mississippi | |
| Executive Director Clay Williams Office Address: Mississippi Orthopaedic Society 4209 Lakeland Drive, #349 Flowood, MS 39232 Office Phone: (504)881-8763 Fax: (504)265-0882 | |
Missouri | |
| Executive Director Mary Phillips Office Address: Missouri State Orthopaedic Association 630 W. Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65102 Office Phone: (573)761-4999 Fax: (573)761-0449 Society e-mail address: treece@treecephillips.com | |
| Executive Director Brian Treece Office Address: Missouri State Orthopaedic Association 630 W. Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65102 Office Phone: (573)761-4999 Fax: (573)761-0449 Society e-mail address: treece@treecephillips.com | |
Montana | |
| No Executive Director | |
Nebraska | |
| Executive Director Jina Ragland Office Address: Nebraska Orthopaedic Society 233 South 13th Street, Suite 1200 Lincoln, NE 68508 Office Phone: (800)684-9380 Fax: (402)474-2198 Society e-mail address: jinar@nebmed.org | |
Nevada | |
| Executive Director Kathleen Conaboy Office Address: Nevada Orthopedic Society PO Box 97831 Las Vegas, NV 89193 Office Phone: (775)326-4370 Fax: (775)788-2020 Society e-mail address: nvos@mcdonaldcarano.com | |
New Hampshire | |
| Executive Director Joy Potter Office Address: New Hampshire Orthopaedic Society 7 North State Street Concord, NH 03301 Office Phone: (603)224-1909 Fax: (603)226-2432 Society e-mail address: joy.potter@nhms.org | |
New Jersey | |
| Executive Director Beverly Lynch Office Address: New Jersey Orthopaedic Society 202 W. State Street Trenton, NJ 08608 Office Phone: (609)392-6154 Fax: (609)392-2664 Society e-mail address: blynch@blynchassociates.com | |
New Mexico | |
| Executive Director Sally Blackstad Office Address: New Mexico Orthopaedic Association 7770 Jefferson,NE #400 Albuquerque, NM 87109 Office Phone: (505)828-0237 Fax: (505)828-0336 Society e-mail address: sblackstad@nmms.org | |
New York | |
| Executive Director Heather Bennett, JD Office Address: New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Inc. Stuyvesant Station P.O. Box 38004 Albany, NY 12203 Office Phone: (518)439-0000 Fax: (518)439-1400 Society e-mail address: bennett@nyssos.org | |
North Carolina | |
| Executive Director Alan Skipper Office Address: North Carolina Orthopaedic Association 222 North Person Street Raleigh, NC 27601 Office Phone: (919)833-3836 Fax: (919)833-2023 Society e-mail address: askipper@ncmedsoc.org | |
North Dakota | |
| Executive Director Dean J Haas Office Address: North Dakota Orthopaedic Society 1025 N. Third Street P.O. Box 1198 Bismarck, ND 58501 Office Phone: (701)223-9475 Fax: (701)223-9476 Society e-mail address: blevi@ndmed.com | |
Ohio | |
| Executive Director Steve Landerman Office Address: Ohio Orthopaedic Society 66 E. Lynn Street Columbus, OH 43215 Office Phone: (614)464-2878 Fax: (614)464-2694 Society e-mail address: steve@ohioorthosociety.org | |
Oklahoma | |
| Executive Director Ed Kelsay Office Address: Oklahoma State Orthopaedic Society 2817 N. Oakridge Drive Bethany, OK 73008 Office Phone: (405)720-9800 Fax: (405)720-9993 Society e-mail address: ekelsay@cox.net | |
Oregon | |
| Executive Director Sondra Gleason Office Address: Oregon Association of Orthopaedists 15740 Springbrook Court Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Office Phone: (503)635-6525 Fax: (503)636-8976 Society e-mail address: sgleas1120@aol.com | |
Pennsylvania | |
| Executive Director Beth Weachter Office Address: Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society 500 North Third Street, 11th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17101 Office Phone: (717)909-8901 Fax: (717)909-8906 Society e-mail address: beth@paorthosociety.org | |
Puerto Rico | |
| Executive Director Angel Bosch De Leon Office Address: Puerto Rico Orthopaedic Society P.O. Box 9387 San Juan, PRI Office Phone: (787)723-6751 Fax: (787)995-1492 Society e-mail address: exdirspot@prtc.net | |
Rhode Island | |
| Executive Director Megan E. Turcotte Office Address: Rhode Island Orthopedic Society 1227 Shannock Road Charlestown, RI 02813 Office Phone: (401)789-1422 Fax: (401)782-6810 Society e-mail address: malcoppes@cox.net | |
South Carolina | |
| Executive Director Fraser Cobbe Office Address: South Carolina Orthopaedic Association 17503 Mallard Court Lutz, FL 33559 Office Phone: (866)949-3121 Fax: (813)949-8994 Society e-mail address: scoa@cobbemanagement.com | |
South Dakota | |
| Executive Director Mary A Bechler, FACMPE Office Address: South Dakota Orthopaedic Society PO Box 1901 Sioux City, IA 51102-1901 Office Phone: (712)239-1687 Fax: (712)226-2687 Society e-mail address: stepheneckrich@bhosc.com | |
Tennessee | |
| Executive Director Paul Biggers, PhD Office Address: Tennessee Orthopaedic Society 146 Turnbuckle Court Clemmons, NC 27012 Office Phone: (336)766-5161 Fax: (336)766-2294 Society e-mail address: orthomanager@att.net | |
Texas | |
| Executive Director Donna Parker Office Address: Texas Orthopaedic Association 401 W. 15th Street Ste 820 Austin, TX 78701 Office Phone: (512)370-1505 Fax: (512)370-1515 Society e-mail address: donna@toa.org | |
Utah | |
| Executive Director Craig Stephens Office Address: Utah State Orthopaedic Society 1820 Sidewinder Drive Park City, UT 84060 Office Phone: (435)655-6585 Fax: (435)655-2388 Society e-mail address: mwankier@rcmclinic.com | |
| Executive Director Mark Wankier Office Address: Utah State Orthopaedic Society 1820 Sidewinder Drive Park City, UT 84060 Office Phone: (435)655-6585 Fax: (435)655-2388 Society e-mail address: mwankier@rcmclinic.com | |
Vermont | |
| Executive Director Stephanie Winters Office Address: Vermont Orthopaedic Society P.O. Box 1457 Montpelier, VT 05601 Office Phone: (802)223-7898 Fax: (802)223-1201 Society e-mail address: swinters@vtmd.org | |
Virginia | |
| Executive Director Andrew Mann Office Address: Virginia Orthopaedic Society 2209 Dickens Road Richmond, VA 23230 Office Phone: (804)282-0063 Fax: (804)282-0090 Society e-mail address: vos@societyhq.com | |
Washington | |
| Executive Director Darla White Office Address: Washington State Orthopaedic Association 2033 Sixth Avenue Ste 1100 Seattle, WA 98121 Office Phone: (206)441-9762 Fax: (206)441-5863 Society e-mail address: ddw@wsma.org | |
West Virginia | |
| Executive Director Diane Slaughter Office Address: West Virginia Orthopaedic Society P.O. Box 13604 Charleston, WV 25360 Office Phone: (304)984-0308 Fax: (304)984-3718 Society e-mail address: admin@wvos.org | |
Wisconsin | |
| Executive Director Patricia K Price Office Address: Wisconsin Orthopaedic Society 8607 Woodreed Court Indianapolis, IN 46278 Office Phone: (317)388-8983 Fax: (317)388-8984 Society e-mail address: wosociety@aol.com | |
Wyoming | |
| No Executive Director | |
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