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
Edward Adlesic
Pittsburgh, PA
Tara Aghaloo*
Sherman Oaks, CA
John Allen
Pomona, CA
Suganya Appugounder*
Minneapolis, MN
Jon Bailey
Urbana, IL
Michael Beckley
Livermore, CA
Mark Beehner*
Rio Verde, AZ
Richard Berger
Berkeley, CA
David Bitonti
Virginia Beach, VA
George Blakey
Chapel Hill, NC
Gary Bouloux
Atlanta, GA
Todd Brandt
Waynesboro, VA
Tuan Bui
Fargo, ND
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
Guillermo Chacon
Puyallup, WA
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
William Clark
Oxnard, CA
David Cummings
Mission Viejo, CA
Eugene D'Amico
Newark, DE
David Dattilo
Pittsburgh, PA
Dean DeLuke**
Richmond, VA
Valmont Desa
Omaha, NE
Robert Diecidue
Villanova, PA
Jasjit Dillon
Bellevue, WA
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
Rockville, MD
Micheal Gentile
Chesapeake, VA
Tamer Goksel
Fort Campbell, KY
Dave Grogan
Waco, TX
Christopher Haggerty
Lee's Summit, MO
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
Matt Jacks
Eugene, OR
Courtney Jatana*
Columbus, OH
Doug Johnson
Anastasia Island, FL
Milan Jugan
Palm Desert, CA
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
Barry Kendell
Chapel Hill, NC
Kelly Kennedy
Columbus, OH
Greg Kewitt
State College, PA
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
Susie Lin
Nashville, TN
John Lupori*
Steamboat Springs, CO
Killian MacCarthy
South Portland, ME
Thomas MacKenzie
Weatherford, TX
Stephen MacLeod
Maywood, IL
Amir Marashi
Charlotte, NC
Michael Markiewicz**
Buffalo, NY
Nima Massoomi**
Cupertino, CA
Suzanne McCormick
Encinitas, CA
Robert McNeill**
Garland, TX
Edward Miller
Hartsdale, NY
Gayle Miranda
New York, NY
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
Milan Pastuovic
Northbrook, IL
Daniel Perez
San Antonio, TX
Leonel Perez*
Damascus, MD
Julia Plevnia
Parker, CO
Lee Pollan
Pittsford, NY
Jason Portnof
Parkland, FL
Kathlyn Powell*
Birmingham, AL
John Ray*
Plano, TX
Gwendolyn Reeve**
Fairfield, CT
Shravan Renapurkar**
Richmond, VA
Cory Resnick
Boston, MA
Ramon Ruiz
Orlando, FL
Sara Runnels
Walpole, MA
Chris Saal
Houma, LA
Michael Safian*
Shelton, CT
Salam Salman*
Jacksonville, FL
Thomas Schlieve
Dallas, TX
Nathan Schroeder
Peoria, IL
Joshua Segal*
Brooklyn, NY
John Shroyer
Arlington, TX
Jonathan Shum**
Houston, TX
Constantine Simos*
New Brunswick, NJ
Paul Smith
Pottstown, PA
Jim Solomon
Charlottesville, VA
Roger Spampata
Lansdale, PA
Randall Stastny
Cincinnati, OH
Barry Steinberg
Jacksonville, FL
Larry Stigall
Boone, NC
William Synan
Iowa City, IA
Richard Szumita
Little Falls, NJ
R. John Tannyhill*
Belmont, MA
Daniel Taub
Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Teenier
Corpus Christi
Jayson Terres
Tyler, TX
Jayini Thakker**
Loma Linda, CA
Tibebu Tsegga*
San Antonio, TX
Ashok Veeranki*
Tracy, CA
Chris Viozzi
Rochester, MN
Brent Ward
Ann Arbor, MI
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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