ABOMS Examination Committee
Members of the ABOMS Examination Committee perform many duties specific to the Board Certification process. In addition to participating as an Examiner and preparing cases for the Oral Certifying Examination (OCE), they are also responsible for submitting items for the Qualifying Examination (QE) and the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery In-service Training Examination (OMSITE).
Examination Committee members are selected by the Board of Directors at each spring meeting.
Interested in applying to be an Examiner? Click here for more information! Applications open in August and close in October.
Meet the Examination Committee
Tara Aghaloo*
Sherman Oaks, CA
Suganya Appugounder*
Minneapolis, MN
Jon Bailey
Urbana, IL
Richard Berger
Berkeley, CA
David Bitonti
Virginia Beach, VA
George Blakey
Chapel Hill, NC
Todd Brandt
Waynesboro, VA
Tuan Bui
Fargo, ND
Anthony Bunnell**
Jacksonville, FL
Richard Burton
Iowa City, IA
Kamal Busaidy
Houston, TX
Curt Cain
Georgetown, TX
Ronald Caloss
Jackson, MS
Lionel Candelaria
Albuquerque, NM
Vincent Carrao
Fort Lee, NJ
Angelle Casagrande
Tucson, AZ
Paul Casmedes
Austin, TX
Srinivasa Chandra*
Mercer Island, WA
Radhika Chigurupati
Boston, MA
Nam Cho
Glendale, CA
Joli Chou*
Philadelphia, PA
Joseph Cillo
Pittsburgh, PA
Paul Ciuci
Milford, CT
David Cummings
Mission Viejo, CA
Thaer Daifallah**
Overland Park, KS
Jason Dashow**
Anchorage, AK
Dean DeLuke*
Richmond, VA
Valmont Desa
Omaha, NE
Robert Diecidue
Villanova, PA
Donita Dyalram
Baltimore, MD
Nathan Eberle*
Weston, FL
Jeffrey Elo
Pomona, CA
Hany Emam*
Powell, OH
Michael English*
Willard, NC
David Fallah
El Paso, TX
Elie Ferneini
Waterbury, CT
Luis Ferrer-Nuin
San Juan, PR
Bud Fidler
Goldsboro, NC
Elda Fisher
Durham, NC
Steve Fletcher
Iowa City, IA
Pedro Franco
Irving, TX
Earl Freymiller
Chatsworth, CA
Joel Funari
Glenn mills, pa
Micheal Gentile
Chesapeake, VA
Tamer Goksel
Fort Campbell, KY
Michael Han*
Chicago, IL
Earl Hasegawa
Kahului, HI
James Henderson
Charleston, WV
Alan Herford
Loma Linda, CA
David Hunter
Southlake, TX
Raza Hussain
Chicago, IL
Doug Johnson
Anastasia Island, FL
Ankur Johri**
Allentown, PA
Robert Julian
Fresno, CA
Vasiliki Karlis
Greenwich, CT
Katherine Keeley
Henderson, NV
Karen Keith
El Paso, TX
Brian Kelley*
Lafayette, LA
Kevin Kempers
Boise, ID
David Kim
Shreveport, LA
King Kim
Rockledge, FL
JD Kisella
Matthews, NC
Alia Koch
Tenafly, NJ
Antonia Kolokythas
Rochester, NY
Jack Krajekian*
Hurricane, WV
Deepak Krishnan
Cincinnati, OH
Benjamin Kur*
Hawthorne, NY
Carl Labella
Helotes, TX
Edward Lahey
Boston, MA
Janice Lee
Bethesda, MD
Jesse Lee
Virginia Beach, VA
Susie Lin
Nashville, TN
John Lupori*
Steamboat Springs, CO
Killian MacCarthy
South Portland, ME
Ashley Manlove**
Champaign, IL
Amir Marashi
Charlotte, NC
Michael Markiewicz*
Buffalo, NY
Glenn Maron
Atlanta, GA
Nima Massoomi*
Cupertino, CA
Suzanne McCormick
Encinitas, CA
Robert McNeill*
Garland, TX
Daniel Meara**
Wilmington, DE
James Melville**
Bellaire, TX
Brian Murphy
Clinton Township, MI
Greg Ness
Columbus, OH
Brandon Newell
De Pere, WI
Alexis Olsson
Oak Brook, IL
Wayne Ozaki*
Los Angeles, CA
Neeraj Panchal*
Philadelphia, PA
Chan Park
Oakland, CA
Zachary Peacock**
Lexington, MA
Daniel Perez
San Antonio, TX
Leonel Perez
Damascus, MD
Rawle Philbert
Dallas, TX
Julia Plevnia
Parker, CO
Lee Pollan
Pittsford, NY
Jason Portnof
Parkland, FL
Kathlyn Powell
Birmingham, AL
Michael Ray
Plano, TX
Gwendolyn Reeve*
Fairfield, CT
Shravan Renapurkar*
Richmond, VA
Cory Resnick
Boston, MA
Tracey Rosenberg**
Plainview, NY
Ramon Ruiz
Orlando, FL
Sara Runnels
Walpole, MA
Michael Safian
Shelton, CT
Salam Salman
Jacksonville, FL
Randy Sanovich**
Dallas, TX
Nathan Schroeder
Peoria, IL
Joshua Segal
Brooklyn, NY
Jonathan Shum*
Houston, TX
Constantine Simos
New Brunswick, NJ
Jim Solomon
Charlottesville, VA
Roger Spampata
Lansdale, PA
Randall Stastny
Cincinnati, OH
Barry Steinberg
Jacksonville, FL
Richard Szumita
Little Falls, NJ
R. John Tannyhill
Belmont, MA
Jayini Thakker*
Loma Linda, CA
Tibebu Tsegga
San Antonio, TX
Ashok Veeranki
Tracy, CA
Peter Vellis**
Bedford, NH
Chris Viozzi
Rochester, MN
James Ward
Pottstown, PA
Tom Weil
Austin, TX
Dean Whitman
Apopka, FL
Monty Wilson*
Orange, CA
Melvyn Yeoh
Lexington, KY
* An asterisk next to a name means that the Examiner is a junior member of the Examination Committee. Junior Examiners are responsible for submitting computer-based testing and Certification Maintenance questions and cases. Successful performance in this role allows an Examiner an opportunity to be selected by the Board to serve as an Examiner for the Oral Certifying Examination.
** A double asterisk next to a name means that the Examiner is a newly appointed Junior Examiner
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ABOMS has been in existence since 1945, serving as the only certifying board for the OMS specialty.
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