Much of the work completed by the BOC occurs within its various committees:
BOC Committees
Advocacy Resource Committee
Committee Chair: Bradley R. Kuzel, MD, FAAOS
Staff Liaison: Erin Morris
Communications Committee
Committee Chair: Michael B. Purnell, MD, FAAOS
Staff Liaison: Ellen Bushong
Nominating Committee
Committee Chair: Alfonso Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAOS
Staff Liaison: Donna J. Malert, CAE
Economic Issues Committee
Committee Chair: Suzette J. Song, MD, FAAOS
Staff Liaison: Catherine Boudreaux Hayes
State Legislative and Regulatory Issues Committee
Committee Chair: Mariam Hakim-Zargar, MD, FAAOS
Staff Liaison: Jason Nippa
State Orthopaedic Societies Committee
Committee Chair: Barry S. Kraushaar, MD, FAAOS
Staff Liaison: Ellen Bushong
Joint BOC/BOS Committees
The BOC works with the Board of Specialty Societies on the following four BOC/BOS committees.
BOC/BOS Bylaws Review Committee
Committee Chair: James William Barber, MD, FAAOS
Staff Liaison: Donna J. Malert, CAE
BOC/BOS Professionalism Committee
Committee Chair: Andrea Herzka, MD, FAAOS
Staff Liaison: Melissa Young, JD
BOC/BOS Resolutions Committee
Committee Chair: Michael S. Aronow, MD, FAAOS
Staff Liaison: Donna J. Malert, CAE
BOC/BOS Research and Quality Committee
Committee Chair: Peter C. Amadio, MD, FAAOS
Staff Liaison: Diana Scott