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! Applications are open August 5-December 1.
Meet the 2020-2021 Examination Committee
Edward Adlesic
Pittsburgh, PA
Tara Aghaloo**
Sherman Oaks, CA
John Allen
Pomona, CA
John Alonge
Erie, PA
Suganya Appugounder**
Minneapolis, MN
Michael Beckley
Livermore, CA
Mark Beehner**
Rio Verde, AZ
Richard Berger
Berkeley, CA
Gary Bouloux
Atlanta, GA
Sidney Bourgeois
Manlius, NY
Tuan Bui*
Fargo, ND
Todd Brandt
Waynesboro, VA
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
Radhika Chigurupati
Boston, MA
Nam Cho*
Glendale, CA
Joseph Cillo
Pittsburgh, PA
Paul Ciuci
Milford, CT
Eugene D'Amico
Newark, DE
David Dattilo
Pittsburgh, PA
Valmont Desa
Omaha, NE
Robert Diecidue
Villanova, PA
Jasjit Dillon
Bellevue, WA
Donita Dyalram*
Baltimore, MD
Jeffrey Elo
Pomona, CA
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
Micheal Gentile
Chesapeake, VA
Tamer Goksel
Fort Campbell, KY
Christopher Haggerty
Lee's Summit, MO
Earl Hasegawa
Kahului, HI
James Henderson**
Charleston, WV
Jon Holmes
Birmingham, AL
David Hunter
Southlake, TX
Raza Hussain*
Chicago, IL
Courtney Jatana**
Columbus, OH
Doug Johnson
Anastasia Island, FL
Robert Julian
Fresno, CA
Karen Keith
El Paso, TX
Kevin Kempers
Boise, ID
Kelly Kennedy
Columbus, OH
Greg Kewitt
State College, PA
David Kim
Long Beach, CA
King Kim
Rockledge, FL
David Kirkpatrick*
Lakeland, FL
JD Kisella
Matthews, NC
Alia Koch*
Tenafly, NJ
Antonia Kolokythas
Rochester, NY
Deepak Krishnan
Cincinnati, OH
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
Stephen MacLeod
Maywood, IL
Amir Marashi
Charlotte, NC
Glenn Maron
Atlanta, GA
Suzanne McCormick
Encinitas, CA
Edward Miller
Hartsdale, NY
Gayle Miranda
New York, NY
Brian Murphy*
Clinton Township, MI
Greg Ness
Columbus, OH
Brandon Newell**
De Pere, WI
Robert Nustad
Owatonna, MN
Chan Park*
Oakland, CA
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
Charlie Repa
The Woodlands, TX
Cory Resnick*
Boston, MA
Ramon Ruiz
Orlando, FL
Sara Runnels*
Walpole, MA
Michael Safian**
Shelton, CT
Salam Salman**
Jacksonville, FL
Thomas Schlieve*
Dallas, TX
Nathan Schroeder
Peoria, IL
Joshua Segal**
Brooklyn, NY
John Shroyer
Arlington, TX
Constantine Simos**
New Brunswick, NJ
Paul Smith
Pottstown, PA
Roger Spampata
Lansdale, PA
David Stanton
Philadelphia, PA
Randall Stastny
Cincinnati, OH
Marty Steed
Daniel Island, SC
Larry Stigall
Boone, NC
Richard Szumita
Little Falls, NJ
Richard Tannyhill**
Belmont, MA
Daniel Taub
Philadelphia, PA
Thomas Teenier
Corpus Christi
Jayson Terres
Tyler, TX
Paul Tiwana
Oklahoma City, OK
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
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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