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
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
Joseph Cillo
Pittsburgh, PA
Paul Ciuci
Milford, CT
Thaer Daifallah*
Overland Park, KS
Jason Dashow*
Anchorage, AK
Dean DeLuke
Richmond, VA
Valmont Desa
Omaha, NE
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
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
Uday Mehta**
Tampa, FL
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
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
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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ABOMS has been in existence since 1945, serving as the only certifying board for the OMS specialty.
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