New Leadership

ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2021)—The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) announced Georgia orthopaedic surgeon Daniel K. Guy, MD, FAAOS, as its new president. Dr. Guy’s new role is the third in a four-year term of volunteer service, after serving as a vice president of the Academy for the previous two years.…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2021)—New Orleans orthopaedic surgeon Felix H. “Buddy” Savoie III, MD, FAAOS, was named first vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Board of Directors. His new role is the second in a four-year term of volunteer service that includes his serving as president of the Academy in 2022-23.…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2021)—Texas orthopaedic surgeon Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBA, FAAOS, was named second vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Board of Directors. His new role is the first in a four-year term of volunteer service that includes his serving as president of the Academy in 2023-24.…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2021)—Orthopaedic surgeon Valerae O. Lewis, MD, FAAOS, became a member-at-large of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Board of Directors.

Dr. Lewis is currently the Dr. John Murray Professor in Orthopaedic Oncology and the chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (UTMDACC) in Houston.…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2021)––Orthopaedic surgeon Karen M. Sutton, MD, FAAOS, was named a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Board of Directors. She will serve the organization in the capacity of a member-at-large under 45 years of age.…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2021)—Oklahoma orthopaedic surgeon Wayne A. Johnson, MD, FAAOS, FAC, was named chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Board of Councilors (BOC).

The BOC consists of more than 100 members elected by state and regional orthopaedic societies including Puerto Rico, the U.S.…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2021)—New York City orthopaedic surgeon, Kevin D. Plancher, MD, MPH, MS, FACS, FAAOS, was named chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Board of Specialty Societies (BOS).

The BOS brings together the leaders of the 23 musculoskeletal societies to address advocacy, continuing medical education, research, and membership, residency, and fellowship issues.…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2021)—New York orthopaedic surgeon Michael L. Parks, MD, FAAOS, was named treasurer-elect of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS). He will assume the position of treasurer in 2022 for a three-year term.

Dr. Parks is associate attending at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and associate professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell College of Medicine in New York.…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2021)—Georgia orthopaedic trauma surgeon Douglas W. Lundy, MD, MBA, FAAOS, was named chair of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Advocacy Council.

Dr. Lundy is an orthopaedic trauma surgeon and past president of Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, Ga.,…

ROSEMONT, Ill. (March 15, 2021)—Bank of America executive Lisa N. Masters was appointed lay member to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS) Board of Directors.

Masters serves as Leadership Development executive for Bank of America providing strategic direction on key talent initiatives across the firm, bringing to bear her almost three decades of Human Resources (HR) experience.…