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Subject Profession

Oct. 6, 2025Monday
concierge care
The doctor duo

A prescription for partnership: How a DO and an MD are running a concierge medicine practice together

Richard Edwards, DO, and Monica Sher, MD, share why they chose concierge medicine, how the practice model works and their advice for others interested in it.

DOs to Know By Angel Green, DO
Oct. 1, 2025Wednesday
OMED25
News in brief

Virtual osteopathic CME now available via OMED On-Demand

All conference programming is available on demand through Dec. 31, 2025.

Sept. 30, 2025Tuesday
professional updates
Elevating osteopathic voices

Osteopathic innovation and storytelling highlighted in a new platform & new podcasts

Read about the launch of the AOiA’s Emerging DO Platform, a powerful conversation about physician burnout on the ACOP’s Pedscast and the YPN’s Guide to DOing Med School, a new peer-support podcast.

Sept. 24, 2025Wednesday
News in brief

AOA urges evidence-based and routine vaccination for patients

Vaccination is one of the most powerful tools to prevent infectious diseases and avoidable illness, the AOA notes in a recent statement.

Sept. 24, 2025Wednesday
In Memoriam
A life in medicine

In Memoriam: September 2025

View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians.

Sept. 24, 2025Wednesday
OMEDOMED25
#DOproud

3 osteopathic organizations win 2025 Outstanding Affiliate Awards

The American Osteopathic College of Anesthesiologists, the American Osteopathic College of Radiology and the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons earned recognition this year.

Sept. 24, 2025Wednesday
OMEDOMED25
Osteopathic leaders

OMED 2025 awards to honor leaders & innovators in osteopathic medicine

Meet the OMED25 award winners who are shaping the future of osteopathic medicine.

Sept. 9, 2025Tuesday
depressionmental health
Personal well-being

Physicians and mental health: We’re making progress, but there’s still work to be done

As the medical profession prepares to observe National Physician Suicide Awareness Day on Sept. 17, The DO examines a recent report on physicians and suicide.

Aug. 27, 2025Wednesday
professional updates
Updates in the osteopathic medical profession

Osteopathic medicine featured in Verywell Health; Ray L. Morrison, DO, recognized by ACOS

A national publication has highlighted osteopathic medicine’s distinction and growing role in modern healthcare, and Ray L. Morrison, DO, was recognized by the ACOS for his outstanding leadership.

Aug. 27, 2025Wednesday
The DO dynasty

6 DOs, 1 amazing story: After escaping Vietnam in the ’70s, this family embraced osteopathic medicine

Huy Nguyen, DO, FACOS, shares how his refugee family became a powerhouse of six DOs dedicated to whole-person care.

DOs to Know By Alex Sher, DO, MSN, APRN

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Editor in Chief
Vania Manipod, DO
AOA Board-Certified Psychiatrist
Orange County, California
Advisory Board
  • Mahi Basra, DO
  • Parul Chhatpar, DO
    Preventive medicine resident
    UMass Chan, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
  • Alyssa Cole, DO
    Assistant Professor of Cancer Rehabilitation
    Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Laura Dalton, DO
    Retired OB-GYN
    Boynton Beach, Florida
  • Jennifer Gaertner-Otto, DO
    OB-GYN resident
    York, Pennsylvania
  • Angel Green, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Johnson City, Tennessee
  • Tristan Hazebrook, DO
    Psychiatry resident
    North Carolina
  • Deborah Herchelroath, DO
    OB-GYN hospitalist
    UPMC Magee Womens - Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
  • Rachana Kolli, OMS IV
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Patrick Leary, DO, MS
    Director, Sports Medicine
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Stephanie Lee, DO, MS
    Psychiatry resident
    Corvallis, Oregon
  • Saahir Mukherjee, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Asheville, North Carolina
  • Ahmed Nahian, OMS III
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Seton Hill
  • Joan Naidorf, DO
    Emergency Physician, Author, Speaker
    Alexandria, Virginia
  • Aerial Petty, DO
    Family medicine health policy research fellow
    Washington, DC
  • Miko Rose, DO
    Psychiatrist and Founding Dean of Indiana University of Pennsylvania's proposed college of osteopathic medicine
    Indiana, Pennsylvania
  • Jeanne Sandella, DO
    VP for Professional Development Initiatives and Communications at the NBOME
    Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
  • Steve P. Sanders, DO, MBA
    Recently retired internal medicine physician
  • Akshay Sharma, OMS IV
    California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Alex Sher, DO, MSN, ARNP-BC
    Psychiatry resident
    BayCare, Lutz, Florida
  • David O. Shumway, DO
    Internal medicine resident
    Biloxi, Mississippi
  • Ian Storch, DO
    Gastroenterologist and podcaster
  • Ilana Stukal, OMS IV
    Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Gene Tekmyster, DO, MBA
    Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopedic Surgery
  • Undine Vallejos, DO
    Internist
    Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness-Carpentersville Community Center, Carpentersville, Illinois
  • Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA
    Author and retired surgeon
    Mason City, Iowa
  • Curtis Wilkerson, OMS I
    Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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