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June 16, 2025Monday
150 years of DOshistory
History

Learn more about the involvement of A.T. Still, MD, DO, in the abolitionist movement in Kansas

Dr. Still served in the Kansas State Legislature and provided critical support to help establish Kansas as a free state.

June 16, 2025Monday
environmental medicineoccupational medicine
Leadership

As CMO for the US Department of Energy, this DO is strengthening worker health

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Scott Everson, DO, MPH, discusses his new role, how his time in the Air Force prepared him for it and what he loves about working in occupational and environmental medicine.

June 6, 2025Friday
emergency medicineresearch
Historical narrative

The DO Book Club, June 2025: ‘American Sirens: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics’

Author Kevin Hazzard tells the story of the Freedom House Ambulance Service, a community organization in inner-city Pittsburgh that in 1968 became the first emergency medical service with advanced paramedic training.

The DO Book Club By Joan Naidorf, DO
June 3, 2025Tuesday
News in brief

Leading physician groups issue statement on Senate reconciliation package

“We urge lawmakers to protect patients’ access to affordable health insurance, maintain full access to loan borrowing and student loan forgiveness programs to ensure a path for aspiring physicians, and meaningfully reform Medicare physician payment to safeguard access to care in underserved rural and urban communities,” the statement notes.

May 30, 2025Friday
OB-GYNwomen in medicine
OB-GYN

Doctor, podcaster, advocate: Meet the DO redefining women’s health care

Sadaf Lodhi, DO, blends osteopathic care with bold advocacy for women’s health. In this month’s DOs to Know column, she shares how she aims to empower and inform women through her clinical practice and her podcast.

DOs to Know By Alex Sher, DO, MSN, ARNP-BC
May 23, 2025Friday
DO & student voicesleadershipOBGYN
At the helm

OB-GYN makes great strides throughout land and sea in leadership roles

From the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Marydonna Ravasio, DO, discusses her unique journey and her multifaceted career.

No Limits By Daniel J. Waters, DO, MA
May 20, 2025Tuesday
CME
Learning opportunity

Upcoming CME webinar to share RSV vaccine updates for older adults

AOA webinar takes place Thursday, May 29 from 2-3 p.m. CT.

May 20, 2025Tuesday
News in brief

Call for OMED 2025 research abstracts

Abstracts are due by Monday, June 16, 2025.

May 16, 2025Friday
In Memoriam
A life in medicine

In Memoriam: May 2025

View the names of recently deceased osteopathic physicians.

May 16, 2025Friday
familyosteopathic familypatient care
A family affair

The Wagner way: How osteopathic medicine became a tradition in this family

After becoming the first physician in his family, Walter Peter Wagner, DO, had 10 children, and seven of them became DOs.

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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
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