ABOS

Chapel Hill, NC—The Board of Directors of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) recently selected its 2025-2026 Officers and elected two new Director-Elects.

Charles L. Nelson, MD, Chief of Adult Reconstruction Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, will serve as ABOS President. Dr. Nelson, along with the President-Elect, Vice President, and Secretary, hold their offices for a one-year term.

Lisa A. Taitsman, MD, MPH, Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, will serve as ABOS Vice President.

Gregory P. Guyton, MD, Director of the Foot and Ankle Division in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, will serve as ABOS President-Elect.

Gregory P. McComis, MD, President and Orthopaedic Surgeon at North Point Orthopaedics in Indiana, will serve as ABOS Secretary.

Kyle J. Jeray, MD, Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Prisma Health-Upstate, has been re-elected as ABOS Treasurer for a one-year term.

“These officers, across four subspecialties and in both private practice and academics, will do a fantastic job leading the ABOS for the next year,” said David F. Martin, MD, ABOS Executive Director. “All are active in their subspecialties and truly believe in the ABOS mission of protecting the public.”

The Board elected Keith Kenter, MD, ScD (Hon), Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Missouri, and Vishwas R. Talwalkar, MD, Chief of Staff, Shriners Children’s Lexington, and Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics, University of Kentucky Healthcare, as new Director-Elects of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

“The Board selected two outstanding orthopaedic surgeons from an impressive slate of nominees,” said Martin. “Dr. Kenter and Dr. Talwalkar bring a great deal of expertise with them that will benefit the ABOS, our profession, and our patients.”

The ABOS Board of Directors consists of 21 members, which includes 12 Active Directors, six Senior Directors, two Directors-Elect, and one Public Member Director. ABOS Board Members serve one 10-year term while the Public Member Director serves a three-year renewable term. Nominations to the ABOS Board of Directors come from the American Orthopaedic Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American Medical Association. Officers are current Board members elected by other Board members. For a full list of ABOS Board Members, go to www.abos.org/about/board-of-directors/.

The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc. was founded in 1934 as a private, voluntary, nonprofit, independent organization to serve the best interests of the public and the medical profession. These interests are achieved through the ABOS by establishing standards for the education of orthopaedic surgeons. These standards are evaluated by the ABOS through examinations and practice evaluations. More information can be found at www.abos.org.