Examination Committee

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!

2025-2026 Applications open August 6, 2024, and close October 8, 2024.

Meet the Examination Committee 

Tara Aghaloo*

Sherman Oaks, CA

John Allen

Pomona, CA

Suganya Appugounder*

Minneapolis, MN

Jon Bailey

Urbana, IL

Carrie Baldwin**

charlotte, NC

Gerard Begley**

chester, nj

George Blakey

Chapel Hill, NC

Todd Brandt

Waynesboro, VA

Hans Brockhoff**

El Paso, TX

Tuan Bui

Fargo, ND

Anthony Bunnell*

Jacksonville, FL

Kamal Busaidy

Houston, TX

Curt Cain

Georgetown, TX

Nicholas Callahan**

Chicago, IL

Ronald Caloss

Jackson, MS

Vincent Carrao

Fort Lee, NJ

Angelle Casagrande

Tucson, AZ

Srinivasa Chandra*

Mercer Island, WA

Radhika Chigurupati

Boston, MA

Joli Chou

Philadelphia, PA

Paul Ciuci

Milford, CT

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

Elda Fisher

Durham, NC

Steve Fletcher

Iowa City, IA

Micheal Gentile

Chesapeake, VA

Tamer Goksel

Fort Campbell, KY

Bradley Gregory**

Findlay, OH

Daniel Hammer**

San Diego, CA

Michael Han

Chicago, IL

James Henderson

Charleston, WV

Andrew Henry**

Boston, MA

Raza Hussain

Chicago, IL

Malini Iyer**

Vienna, VA

Matt Jacks

Eugene, OR

Courtney Jatana

Columbus, OH

Doug Johnson

Anastasia  Island, FL

Ankur Johri*

Allentown, PA

Robert Julian

Fresno, CA

Arshad Kaleem**

El Paso, TX

Vasiliki Karlis

Greenwich, CT

Katherine Keeley

Henderson, NV

Karen Keith

El Paso, TX

Brian Kelley

Lafayette, LA

Kevin Kempers

Boise, ID

JD Kisella

Matthews, NC

Alia Koch

Tenafly, NJ

Jack Krajekian*

Hurricane, WV

Benjamin Kur

Hawthorne, NY

Carl Labella

Helotes, TX

Edward Lahey

Boston, MA

Jay Lee**

Beverly Hills, CA

Susie Lin

Nashville, TN

John Lupori

Steamboat Springs, CO

Ashley Manlove*

Champaign, IL

Amir Marashi

Charlotte, NC

Michael Markiewicz*

Buffalo, NY

Glenn Maron

Atlanta, GA

Nima Massoomi*

Cupertino, 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

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

Sara Runnels

Walpole, MA

Michael Safian

Shelton, CT

Salam Salman

Jacksonville, FL

Randy Sanovich*

Dallas, TX

Nathan Schroeder

Peoria, IL

Joshua Segal

Brooklyn, NY

Trina Sengupta**

Manhattan, NY

John Shroyer

Arlington, TX

Jonathan Shum

Houston, TX

Constantine Simos

New Brunswick, NJ

Christopher Smith**

San Antonio, TX

Jim Solomon

Charlottesville, VA

Brittany Sonnichsen**

Beverly Hills, CA

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

Dean Whitman

Apopka, FL

Monty Wilson*

Orange, CA

Melvyn Yeoh

Lexington, KY

Yedeh Ying**

Birmingham, AL

Waleed Zaid**

Baton Rouge, LA

* 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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Leadership Positions

Examination Committee
Co-Chairs

  • Tuan Bui
  • Kamal Busaidy
  • Curt Cain
  • Vincent Carrao
  • Radhika Chigurupati
  • Michael Gentile
  • Robert Julian
  • Edward Lahey

Examination Committee Section Editors

  • Donita Dyalram

  • Steve Fletcher

  • Michael Ray

  • Sarah Runnels

Examination Committee Content Experts

  • Todd Brandt
  • Kamal Busaidy
  • Curt Cain
  • Donita Dyalram
  • Luis Ferrer-Nuin
  • Elda Fisher
  • Tamer Goksel
  • Daniel Perez
  • Salam Salman
  • Dean Whitman