2026 AAOS Workers' Compensation and Musculoskeletal Injuries Course + Half Day Expert Witness Course
The AAOS is deeply appreciative of the dedicated faculty members who have selflessly volunteered their time and expertise to meticulously plan, coordinate, and deliver this crucial CME course, aiming to enhance the proficiency of surgeons and ultimately elevate patient care and outcomes.
Meet the Experts Behind the Course: Get to Know Your Course Directors and Faculty Members Below!
Course Directors
George B. Holmes, MD
Expert Witness Course
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL
J. Mark Melhorn, MD, FAAOS
The Hand Center at Mid-America Orthopedics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita – Department of Orthopaedics
Wichita, KS
Course Faculty
Margaret P. Battersby Black, Esq.
Levin & Perconti
Chicago, IL
Michael L. Vittori, Esq.
Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer P.A.
Chicago, IL
Brian Toolan, MD, FAAOS
University of Chicago Medicine
Chicago, IL
Course Director
J. Mark Melhorn, MD, FAAOS
The Hand Center at Mid-America Orthopedics, University of Kansas School of Medicine
Wichita – Department of Orthopaedics
Wichita, KS
Gary Pushkin, MD, FAAOS
Medstar Franklin Square
Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Course Faculty
Robert J. Barth, PhD
Barth Neuroscience, PC
Chattanooga, TN
R. David Bauer, MD, FAAOS
Orthopedic Independent Medical Examinations
Garland, TX
Charles N. Brooks, MD
Orthopedic Evaluations Northwest
Bellevue, WA
Eugene Carragee, MD, FAAOS
Standford University School of Medicine
Redwood City, CA
Alexis Dixon, MD
Alexis Dixon Orthopaedic Surgery
Marina Del Rey, CA
Marjorie Eskay-Auerbach, MD, FAAOS
SpineCare and Forensic Medicine, PLLC
Tucson, AZ
Barry Gelinas, DC, MD
International Academy of Independent Medical Evaluators
Dundee Township, IL
Kurt T. Hegmann, MD, MPH
University of Utah, RMCOEH
Salt Lake City, UT
Emily E. Heid, MD, FAAOS
IME Montana, PLLC
Missoula, MT
Mark H. Hyman, MD, FACP, FIAIME
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Diana Kraemer, MD, FAANS, FIAIME, CMLE
Diana Kraemer, MD, PLLC, Past President of IAIME
Seattle, WA
Judge David Langham
Office of Judges of Compensation Claims
Pensacola, FL
Doug Martin, MD
Center ofr Neurosciences, Orthopaedics, & Spine
Dakota Dunes, SD
David C. Ring, MD, PhD, FAAOS
Dell Medical School – The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Mark Ross, MD
Riverside Health
Gloucester, VA
Erick M. Santos, MD, PhD
Biodynamic Research
Corporation
San Antonio, TX
Richard, E. Strain, Jr, MD, FAAOS
Orthopaedic Associates of South Broward
Hollywood, FL
James Underhill, Psy.D
Westlake Trial Consulting
Austin, TX
Peter Whang, MD, FACS, FAAOS
Yale University School of
Medicine
New Haven, CT
Keith White, PhD
Ergonomics
Dallas, Texas
Matthew Winterton, MD
Midwest Hand to Shoulder Surgery
Chicago, IL
Marilyn L. Yodlowski, MD, PhD, FAAOS
Lake Oswego, OR
