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
Suganya Appugounder
Charleston, wv
Jon Bailey
Urbana, IL
Carrie Baldwin*
charlotte, NC
Gerard Begley*
chester, nj
Hans Brockhoff*
El Paso, TX
Tuan Bui
calgary, ab
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
Jason Dashow
Anchorage, AK
Dean DeLuke
Richmond, VA
Valmont Desa
Omaha, NE
Donita Dyalram
Baltimore, MD
Nathan Eberle
Weston, FL
Jeffrey Elo
coto de caza, 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
Haymarket, VA
Tamer Goksel
fair oaks ranch, tx
Bradley Gregory*
Findlay, OH
Daniel Hammer*
San Diego, CA
Michael Han
Chicago, IL
James Henderson
Charleston, WV
Andrew Henry*
Boston, MA
Raza Hussain
oak brook, IL
Malini Iyer*
Vienna, VA
Courtney Jatana
Columbus, OH
Ankur Johri
Allentown, PA
Robert Julian
Fresno, CA
Arshad Kaleem
El Paso, TX
Vasiliki Karlis
Greenwich, CT
Karen Keith
castle rock, co
Brian Kelley
Lafayette, LA
Kevin Kempers
Boise, ID
Roderick Kim
forth worth, tx
Benjamin Kur
Hawthorne, NY
Carl Labella
Helotes, TX
Edward Lahey
waban, ma
Jay Lee*
Beverly Hills, CA
Susie Lin
Nashville, TN
John Lupori
Steamboat Springs, CO
Caitlin Magraw
POrtland, or
Ashley Manlove
Champaign, IL
Amir Marashi
Charlotte, NC
Glenn Maron
Atlanta, GA
Hisham Marwan
Houston, tx
Daniel Meara
Wilmington, DE
James Melville
Bellaire, TX
Ed Miller
hartsdale, ny
Mark Miller
Mount Pleasant, sc
Brandon Newell
De Pere, WI
Alexis Olsson
Oak Brook, IL
Wayne Ozaki
pacific palisades, CA
Neeraj Panchal
Philadelphia, PA
Chan Park
yorba linda, CA
Zachary Peacock
Lexington, MA
Vincent Perciaccante
peachtree city, ga
Daniel Perez
shavano park, TX
Leonel Perez
Damascus, MD
Jason Portnof
Parkland, FL
Kathlyn Powell
Birmingham, AL
Michael Ray
Plano, TX
Shravan Renapurkar
Richmond, VA
Cory Resnick
Boston, MA
Tracey Rosenberg
Plainview, NY
Sara Runnels
Walpole, MA
Michael Safian
Shelton, CT
Salam Salman
marietta, ga
Randy Sanovich*
Dallas, TX
Joshua Segal
Brooklyn, NY
Trina Sengupta*
Manhattan, NY
Jonathan Shum
Houston, TX
Constantine Simos
east Brunswick, NJ
Christopher Smith*
San Antonio, TX
Brittany Sonnichsen*
Beverly Hills, CA
Richard Szumita
Little Falls, NJ
R. John Tannyhill
Belmont, MA
Tibebu Tsegga
new hill, nc
Ashok Veeranki
Tracy, CA
Peter Vellis
Bedford, NH
James Ward
Pottstown, PA
Dean Whitman
winter park, 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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