Examination Committee

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 are now closed. Applicants will be notified in the spring.

Interested in being on the CAQ Examination Committee? Applications are now open through January 13, 2025. Apply through your Diplomate profile. 

Meet the Examination Committee 

Tara Aghaloo*

Sherman Oaks, CA

Melissa Amundson**

Tallahassee, fl

Suganya Appugounder

Charleston, wv

Benjamin Archer**

Norfolk, va

Jon Bailey

Urbana, IL

Carrie Baldwin*

charlotte, NC

Christopher Ban**

pittsburgh, pa

Veronica Barreto**

Allentown, pa

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

Justin Clemow**

westlake, oh

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

Danielle Freburg-Hoffmeister**

alachua, fl

Micheal Gentile

Haymarket, VA

Tamer Goksel

fair oaks ranch, tx

Mark Green**

Lynnfield, ma

Bradley Gregory*

Findlay, OH

Daniel Hammer*

San Diego, CA

Michael Han

Chicago, IL

Drew Havard**

san antonio, tx

David Haynes**

Honolulu, hi

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

Douglas Kendrick**

north liberty, ia

Roderick Kim

forth worth, tx

 

Benjamin Kur

Hawthorne, NY

Carl Labella

Helotes, TX

Edward Lahey

waban, ma

Zahid Lalani**

kenmore, wa

Jay Lee*

Beverly Hills, CA

Aaron Liddell**

denver, co

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

Justine Moe**

Ann arbor, mi

Waheed Mohamed**

Charlotte, nc

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

Andrew Read-Fuller**

Dallas, 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

Michael Schiffman**

new york, ny

Joshua Segal

Brooklyn, NY

Trina Sengupta*

Manhattan, NY

Syed Adnan Shah**

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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

Chi Viet**

Rancho cucamonga, ca

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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Leadership Positions

Examination Committee
Co-Chairs

  • Tuan Bui
  • Kamal Busaidy
  • Curt Cain
  • Vincent Carrao
  • Radhika Chigurupati
  • Michael Gentile
  • Robert Julian
  • Edward Lahey

Examination Committee Section Editors

  • Donita Dyalram

  • Steve Fletcher

  • Michael Ray

  • Sarah Runnels

Examination Committee Content Experts

  • Kamal Busaidy
  • Curt Cain
  • Donita Dyalram
  • Luis Ferrer-Nuin
  • Elda Fisher
  • Tamer Goksel
  • Daniel Perez
  • Salam Salman
  • Dean Whitman