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Criteria for membership

The FOT is currently accepting applications for new members who meet the following qualifications: 

  • Must have an FOT member sponsor your application
  • Your practice specialty must be in the field of orthopedic trauma
  • Your sponsor must send a letter of recommendation on your behalf to administrator@fotnorthamerica.org

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    ARTICLE II: Members
    Section 1. Classes and Characteristics of Members.

    The Foundation shall have members.

    • (a) Membership shall consist of five (5) classes of members:
      • (i) Regular Members. Regular Members shall consist of those individuals that request admission to the Foundation as Regular Members and who
        • (a) possess a degree of Doctor of Medicine or its equivalent;
        • (b) have demonstrated experience in, or engaged in research with respect to, the treatment, evaluation or cure of orthopedic trauma on an active basis;
        • (c) are admitted/eligible for admission to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons or the Orthopaedic Trauma Association; and pay the annual dues required to be a Regular Member. The amount of annual dues shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
        • (d) are board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery or the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
      • (ii) Candidate Members. Candidate Members shall consist of those individuals that request admission to the Foundation as Candidate Members and who:
        • (a) possess the degree of Doctor of Medicine or its equivalent and
        • (b) who are currently in residency or fellowship training;and
        • (c) are not yet eligible to take board examinations in orthopedics; and
        • (d) have demonstrated an interest in orthopedic trauma. Membership as a Candidate Member shall be limited to five (5) years at which time such membership shall terminate and an application for membership as a Regular Member may be submitted (assuming all other requirements are then satisfied). Candidate Members shall be exempt from dues. Candidate Members may serve as voting members of all committees.
      • (iii) Emeritus Members. Emeritus Members shall consist of those individuals that request admission to the Foundation as Emeritus Members and who
        • (a) possess a degree of Doctor of Medicine or its equivalent; and
        • (b) would have been eligible to be Regular Members had they not been retired from active professional life. Regular Members who have 2 retired from active practice may transition to Emeritus status. Emeritus Members shall be exempt from dues.
      • (iv) Supporting Members. Supporting Members shall consist of those individuals, organizations or entities that are not eligible for any other class of membership in the Foundation but who support the mission of the Foundation and provide financial or other support to the Foundation as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. Dues for Supporting Members shall be set by the Board. Supporting Members may sit as voting members on committees.
    • (b) Members of each class of membership shall be admitted to the Foundation as members consistent with the foregoing and on such other terms and conditions as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine by resolution. The Foundation shall maintain a list of those individuals, organizations or entities that have satisfied the relevant membership criteria and paid any applicable dues or assessments specified by the Board of Directors for each of the enumerated classes of membership in the Foundation.

    Current Membership

    • Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD
    • Michael  Archdeacon, MD
    • Kiran Agarwal-Harding, MD
    • Frank Avilucea, MD
    • Mikhail Bekarev, MD
    • Michael Beltran, MD
    • Christopher Born, MD
    • John T. Capo, MD
    • David Carmack, MD
    • Cory A. Collinge, MD
    • Kyle Dickson, MD
    • Douglas Dirschl, MD
    • Derek Donegan, MD
    • David Donohue, MD
    • Robert P.  Dunbar, MD
    • George Dyer, MD
    • Daniel Dziadosz, MD
    • Jeffrey Earhart, MD
    • Joseph Elsissy, MD
    • Mary Kate Erdman, MD
    • Reza  Firoozabadi, MD
    • Mark Gage, MD
    • Abishek Ganta, MD
    • Michael J.  Gardner, MD
    • Joshua Gary, MD
    • Stuart M. Gold, MD
    • Justin K. Greisberg, MD
    • David Hak, MD
    • Justin Haller, MD
    • Krystin Hidden, MD
    • Daniel Horwitz, MD
    • Shepard Hurwitz, MD
    • Robert A. Hymes, MD
    • Ronald Israelski, MD
    • Todd Jaeblon, D.O.
    • Yohan Jang, D.O.
    • Jaclyn Jankowski, D.O.
    • Joseph Johnson, MD
    • Clifford B. Jones, MD
    • Utku Kandemir, MD
    • Kevin Kang, MD
    • Jillian Kazley, MD
    • Julie M. Keller, MD
    • Laurence  Kempton, MD
    • Erik Kubiak, MD
    • Joshua Langford, MD
    • James Learned, MD
    • Adam  Lee, MD
    • Mark A.  Lee, MD
    • John J. Lee, MD, MS
    • Frank A. Liporace, MD
    • David Lowenberg, MD
    • Thomas R. Lyon, MD
    • Todd Mailly, MD
    • Geoffrey Marecek,MD
    • Samir Mehta, MD
    • Theodore Miclau, MD
    • Hassan R. Mir, MD, MBA, FACS
    • Saam Morshed, MD
    • Hamid Mostafavi, MD
    • Roman Natoli, MD
    • Scott Nelson, MD
    • Sam Nino, MD
    • Chinenye Nwachuku, MD
    • Greg M. Osgood, MD
    • Tim O’Mara, MD
    • Robert O’Toole, MD
    • Eric L. Pagenkopf, MD
    • Edward Perez, MD
    • Andrew Pollak, MD
    • Saqib Rehman MD
    • William Ricci, MD
    • Raveesh Richard,MD
    • Melvin Rosenwasser, MD
    • Roy Sanders, MD
    • Mara Schenker, MD
    • Andrew  Schmidt, MD
    • Brain Schneiderman, MD
    • Marcus Sciadini, MD
    • John Scolaro, MD
    • David Seligson, MD
    • Milan Sen, MD
    • Stephen Shymon, MD
    • Anthony Sorkin, MD
    • Clay Spitler, MD
    • Jason Strelzow, MD
    • Eric Swart, MD
    • Intikhab Taufiq, MD
    • Nirmal Tejwani, MD
    • David Templeman, MD
    • Paul Tornetta, MD
    • Walter W.  Virkus, MD
    • J. Turner Vosseller, MD
    • J. Tracy Watson, MD
    • Philip Wolinsky, MD
    • Pierre Marie Woolley, MD
    • John Yingling, MD
    • Patrick Yoon, MD
    • Richard Yoon, MD
    • Brandon Yuan, MD