The consultants in the following list reviewed manuscripts submitted for publication in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA) during the previous calendar year.
The JAOA's editor in chief, associate editors, and staff acknowledge and thank these experts for their dedication to the osteopathic medical profession as evidenced through their efforts to ensure the scientific validity and clinical usefulness of the JAOA, the premiere scholarly publication of the osteopathic medical profession.
Physicians, faculty members, and others within the health care professions who are interested in reviewing manuscripts for the
JAOA are encouraged to visit
http://jaoa.org/ss/reviewers.aspx for more information.
The JAOA is proud to recognize the following dedicated professionals who completed more than 5 peer reviews in 2018:
Janice Blumer, DO
Patricia Ann Burnett, PhD
Robert J. Chilton, DO
Lisa R. Chun, DO
Alissa P. Craft, DO, MBA
John J. Dougherty, DO
Raymond J. Hruby, DO
Hollis H. King, DO, PhD
Daniel Martingano, DO
Sarah Breese McCoy, PhD
Makayla Merritt, PhD, MPH, ATC
Lisa Nicholson, PhD
Stacey Lyn Pierce-Talsma, DO, MS-EdL
Sonia Rivera-Martinez, DO
Mary Jo Robinson, DO
Anita Showalter, DO
Gail Singer-Chang, PsyD, MA, MS, PPS
Mark R. Speicher, PhD
Nicole Wadsworth, DO
Sumera Ahmed, MD; Vallejo, California
Joshua Alexander, DO, MPH; La Jolla, California
Neil Ampel, MD; Phoenix, Arizona
Mark Andrews, PhD; Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Sheree Aston, OD, PhD; Pomona, California
Ronald E. Ayres, DO; Stratford, New Jersey
Seilesh Babu, MD; Farmington Hills, Michigan
Edward P. Balaban, DO; Wexford, Pennsylvania
Mark D. Baldwin, DO; Mount Vernon, Washington
David A. Baron, DO, MSED; Altadena, California
Pamela M. Basehore, EdD, MPH; Stratford, New Jersey
Charlie Beck, DO; Indianapolis, Indiana
Hershey Bell, MD; Erie, Pennsylvania
Thomas Benzoni, DO; Sioux City, Iowa
Larry Bergstrom, MD; Scottsdale, Arizona
Murray R. Berkowitz, DO, MPH; Lawrenceville, Georgia
Daniel K. Berry, DO, PhD; Olathe, Kansas
David M. Biondi, DO, RPH; Princeton, New Jersey
Gerald Blackburn, DO; Farmington Hills, Michigan
Francis Blais, DO; Columbus, Ohio
Allen J. Blaivas, DO; Passaic, New Jersey
Janice Blumer, DO; Lebanon, Oregon
Warren A. Bodine, DO; Malden, Massachusetts
Kevin M. Boehm, DO; Livonia, Michigan
William Bograkos, DO; Laurel, Maryland
Craig S. Boisvert, DO; Lewisburg, West Virginia
Joshua David Boucher, DO; Grovetown, Georgia
Jack D. Bragg, DO; Columbia, Missouri
Grace D. Brannan, PhD; Lillington, North Carolina
Thomas Breithaupt, PhD; Shoreline, Washington
William Brooks, DO; Kansas City, Missouri
Joyce Brown, DO; Middletown, New York
India Broyles, EdD; Biddeford, Maine
Hans Bruntmyer, DO; New Braunfels, Texas
Mohammad Omar Bukhari, DO; Germantown, Maryland
John B. Bulger, DO; Danville, Pennsylvania
William J. Burke, DO; Columbus, Ohio
Patricia Ann Burnett, PhD; Athens, Ohio
J. Bracken Burns, DO; Jacksonville, Florida
Michael P. Burruano, DO; Brewster, New York
Boyd R. Buser, DO; Pikeville, Kentucky
Bonnie Buxton, PhD; Suwanee, Georgia
Craig Canby, PhD; Des Moines, Iowa
Mark S. Cantieri, DO; Mishawaka, Indiana
Wayne R. Carlsen, DO; Athens, Ohio
Michael Carnes, DO, MA; Pikeville, Kentucky
Annette Carron, DO; Clinton Township, Michigan
Sharon Lynn Casapulla, EdD; Athens, Ohio
John Casey, DO, MA; Columbus, Ohio
Jessica Castonguay, DO; Akron, Ohio
Thomas A. Cavalieri, DO; Stratford, New Jersey
Francesco Cerritelli, DO, (Italy), MS, MHP; Pescara, Italy
Neal R. Chamberlain, PhD; Kirksville, Missouri
Millicent K. Channell, DO, MA; Stratford, New Jersey
Humayun Chaudhry, DO, MS; Euless, Texas
Jinjing Cheng, PharmD; Vallejo, California
Anthony G. Chila, DO; Athens, Ohio
Robert J. Chilton, DO; San Antonio, Texas
Lisa R. Chun, DO; Indianapolis, Indiana
Brian C. Clark, PhD; Athens, Ohio
Sarah Clayton, PhD; Des Moines, Iowa
Janis Coffin, DO; Joplin, Missouri
Michael A. Cook, DO, MBA, MS; Staten Island, New York
Danielle Cooley, DO; Stratford, New Jersey
Guy Paul Cooper Jr, DO; D'Iberville, Mississippi
Bill Corser, PhD, RN, NEA-BC; East Lansing, Michigan
Marc G. Cote, DO; Olympia, Washington
Alissa P. Craft, DO, MBA; Lebanon, Oregon
Timothy J. Craig, DO; Hershey, Pennsylvania
William Thomas Crow, DO; Fort Worth, Texas
Mark Cummings, PhD; East Lansing, Michigan
Tyler C. Cymet, DO; Chevy Chase, Maryland
Peter Dane, DO; Old Westbury, New York
Jay B. Danto, DO; Joplin, Missouri
Lisa A. DeStefano, DO; Owosso, Michigan
Francesca DiSole, PhD; Des Moines, Iowa
John J. Dougherty, DO; Provo, Utah
Joanna Lauren Drowos, DO, MPH; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
David S. Drozek, DO; Athens, Ohio
Joy Dugan, MSPAS, MPH, PA-C; Vallejo, California
Michael Duley, DO; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stacey P. Elliott, DO; Old Westbury, New York
Lisa Eng, DO; Brooklyn, New York
Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO; Ossining, New York
Richard Alan Feely, DO; Chicago, Illinois
Cesar Fernandez-de-Las-PeNas, PT, DO (Spain), MSc, PhD; Madrid, Spain
Lori Fitterling, MLS; Kansas City, Missouri
Christine Fitzsimmons, DO; Warren, Rhode Island
Thomas Fotopoulos, DO; Fort Smith, Alabama
Marcel P. Fraix, DO; Pomona, California
Todd Robert Fredricks, DO; Athens, Ohio
Jeffrey S. Freeman, DO; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jody Gerome, DO; Athens, Ohio
Rita Getz, PhD; Meridian, Idaho
Badih Ghattas, PhD; Marseille, France
Edward Goering, DO; Lebanon, Oregon
Jason M. Golbin, DO, MS; Syosset, New York
Frederick J. Goldstein, PhD; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sherman Gorbis, DO; Okemos, Michigan
Dawn M. Graham, PhD; Athens, Ohio
Marna Rayl Greenberg; Allentown, Pennsylvania
Peter G. Gulick, DO; East Lansing, Michigan
Adarsh Gupta, DO, MS; Stratford, New Jersey
Emily H. Guseman, PhD; Athens, Ohio
Sharon M. Gustowski, DO; San Antonio, Texas
Patricia A. Gwirtz, PhD; Fort Worth, Texas
Gary Hack, DDS; Columbia, MD
Brian H. Hallas, PhD; Old Westbury, New York
Janet Hamstra, EdD; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Jandy B. Hanna, PhD; Lewisburg, West Virginia
Omid R. Hariri, DO; Colton, California
Robert Hasty, DO; Meridian, Idaho
Katherine L. Heineman, DO; Des Moines, Iowa
Laura Kim Hempstead, DO; Kansas City, Missouri
Tami Hendriksz, DO; Vallejo, California
Jan T. Hendryx, DO; Erie, Pennsylvania
Matthew K. Henry, PhD; Des Moines, Iowa
Raymond M. Hiserote, DO; Cotati, California
Lisa Hodge, PhD; Fort Worth, Texas
Carl R. Hoegerl, DO; Lynchburg, Virginia
Bernadette Howlett, PhD; Portland, Oregon
Raymond J. Hruby, DO; Pomona, California
Elizabeth E. Hudson, DO; Panorama City, California
Charles Hughes, DO; Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tazia Irfan, MBBS; London, United Kingdom
Jon Jackson, PhD; Las Cruces, New Mexico
Sarah James, DO; Verona, Wisconsin
Wilfrid Janig, MD, PhD; Kiel, Germany
John A. Jerome, PhD; Bath, Michigan
Bhavesh B. Joshi, DO; Jonesboro, Arkansas
Robert S. Juhasz, DO; Willoughby Hills, Ohio
John Kappenberg, MA, EdD; Old Westbury, New York
Diane Karius, PhD; Kansas City, Missouri
Brian Kaufman, DO; Sanford, Maine
Cynthia Suzanne Kelley, DO; Akron, Ohio
Moez Khorsandi, DO; Beverly Hills, California
Cathy J. King, DNP, RN; Sarasota, Florida
Hollis H. King, DO, PhD; San Diego, California
Jonathon R. Kirsch, DO; Mesa, Arizona
Glen Kisby, PhD; Lebanon, Oregon
Gloria J. Klapstein, PhD; Vallejo, California
Milton J. Klein, DO; Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Glenn Klucka, DO; Fort Worth, Texas
Walter Kraft, MD; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James Kribs, DO; Lynchburg, Virginia
R. Gregory Lande, DO; Silver Spring, Maryland
Harald Lausen, DO; Springfield, Illinois
Timothy Deemer Law, DO; Athens, Ohio
Lindsay Lebin, MD; Seattle, Washington
Robert Lee, DO; Garden City, New York
Michael Lemke, MSc, PhD; Springfield, Illinois
Polly Leonard, DO, MS; Warwick, Rhode Island
Martin S. Levine, DO, MPH; Bayonne, New Jersey
Ronald J. Librizzi, DO; Ocean City, New Jersey
John C. Licciardone, DO, MBA; Fort Worth, Texas
Tommy Grayson Lindsey II, DO; Spartanburg, South Carolina
Robert Locke, DO, MPH; Newark, Delaware
Randall Longenecker, MD; Athens, Ohio
Kenneth Lossing, DO; San Rafael, California
Gregg C. Lund, DO; Vallejo, California
Nicholas Charles Madaffer, DO; Madison, Wisconsin
Nicholas James Madden, DO; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael P. Mahalik, PhD; Buies Creek, North Carolina
Michelino Mancini, DO; St Joseph, Michigan
Russell Margach, DC; Portland, Oregon
Ronald V. Marino, DO,MPH; Mineola, New York
Cynthia Sue Marske, DO; Corvallis, Oregon
Daniel Martingano, DO; Brooklyn, New York
David C. Mason, DO; Aledo, Texas
Tina Mason, MD, MPH; Vallejo, California
Donovan Maust, MD; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jennifer McAuthur, DO; Memphis, Tennessee
Lise McCoy, EdD; Mesa, Arizona
Sarah Breese McCoy, PhD; Tulsa, Oklahoma
Charles Mehlman, DO; Cincinnati, Ohio
Vincent Mendy, MPH, DrPH; Jackson, Mississippi
Makayla Merritt, PhD, MPH, ATC; Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Lyree Mikhail, MD; Indianapolis, Indiana
Saroj Misra, DO; Clinton Township, Michigan
Howard S. Mitz, DO; Littleton, New Hampshire
Michael Gerard Moncman, DO; Grove City, Ohio
M. Scott Moore, DO; Riverdale, Utah
Steven D. Morton, DO; O'Fallon, Illinois
Thomas Motyka, DO; Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Bruce Newton, PhD; Buies Creek, North Carolina
Quang T. Nguyen, DO; Carson City, Nevada
Alexander S. Nicholas, DO; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lisa Nicholson, PhD; Dublin, Ohio
Jamison Nielsen, DO, MBA, MCR; Portland, Oregon
Donald Robert Noll, DO; Marlton, New Jersey
Suzanne E. Norman, DO, MPH; Cuba, New Mexico
Albert H. O-Yurvati, DO; Fort Worth, Texas
Sharon Obadia, DO; Mesa, Arizona
Timothy T. Ott, DO; Quincy, Illinois
James Robert Palmieri, PHD; Blacksburg, Virginia
Kevin M. Pantalone, DO; Cleveland, Ohio
Dante Paredes, DO; Fort Worth, Texas
Roberto Patron, MD; Scottsdale, Arizona
Michael M. Patterson, PhD; Ft Lauderdale, Florida
Shane Patterson, DO; Clinton Township, Michigan
Lorenzo Pence, DO; Chicago, Illinois
Brian Peppers, DO; Morgantown, West Virginia
Ann K. Peton, MPH; Blacksburg, Virginia
Kim Pfotenhauer, DO; Vallejo, California
Stacey Lyn Pierce-Talsma, DO, MS-EdL; Vallejo, California
Timothy P. Plackett, DO; Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii
James Price, DO, MPH; Madisonville, Kentucky
Walter C. Prozialeck, PhD; Downers Grove, Illinois
Andrew Ray, PharmD; Vallejo, California
Paul R. Rennie, DO; Henderson, Nevada
Rochelle Rennie, DO; Athens, Ohio
Bernadette Ann Riley, DO; Old Westbury, New York
Sonia Rivera-Martinez, DO; Mineola, New York
Mary Jo Robinson, DO; Indianapolis, Indiana
Felix J. Rogers, DO; Brownstown, Michigan
Miguel Roig, PhD; Staten Island, New York
Cheryl R. Rosenfeld, DO; Denville, New Jersey
Michael Patrick Rowane, DO; Erie, Pennsylvania
Meaghan Ruddy, MA, PhD, BCC; Hamel, Minnesota
Brian Allen Russ, DO; Little Rock, Arkansas
Jesus Sanchez, DO; Pomona, California
Lawrence Sands, DO, MPH; Glendale Arizona
Bara Sarraj, PhD; Chicago, Illinois
Stephen M. Scheinthal, DO; Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Robert J. Schilz, DO, PhD; Cleveland, Ohio
Deborah Schmidt, DO; Lewisburg, West Virginia
Alan Bruce Schorr, DO; Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Ryan Seals, DO; Fort Worth, Texas
Julieanne Patricia Sees, DO; Wilmington, Delaware
Benjamin Joseph Seidel, DO; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Patricia S. Sexton, MS, DHEd; Kirksville, Missouri
Edward Charles Shadiack, DO; Seaside Park, New Jersey
Tracy Shaub, DO; Warrensville Heights, Ohio
Jesse Shaw, DO; St Petersburg, Florida
Stephen Sheldon, DO; Chicago, Illinois
Anita Showalter, DO; Yakima, Washington
James Siegert, DO; Downers Grove, Illinois
Gail Singer-Chang, PsyD, MA, MS, PPS; Pomona, California
Philip C. Slocum, DO; Kirksville, Missouri
Larissa L. Smith, PhD; Conshohocken, Pennsylvania
Karen T. Snider, DO; Kirksville, Missouri
Richard J. Snow, DO; Columbus, Ohio
Samuel K. Snyder, DO; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Chase Spalding, DO; Columbus, Ohio
Mark R. Speicher, PhD; Bethesda, Maryland
Craig W. Spellman, DO, PhD; Odessa, Texas
Ryan Steele, DO; Purchase, New York
Kenneth J. Steier, DO, MPH, MHA, MGH; Melville, New York
Joel D. Stein, DO; Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Nighat Sufi, PhD; New Delhi, Delhi, India
James E. Swartwout, MA; Chicago, Illinois
Jonathan Dwayne Swindle, DO; Monroe Wisconsin
Kirin Syed, DO; Union, New Jersey
Richard Terry, DO; Elmira, New York
Michael J. Terzella, DO; Old Westbury, New York
Mark Thai, DO; Tulsa, Oklahoma
Briju Thankachan, PhD; Athens, Ohio
Kathyrn Thompson, PhD; Biddeford, Maine
Judy Thornton, MA; Parker, Colorado
Elena Timoshkin, DO; Orlando, Florida
Marco Tramontano, PT, DO (Italy); Roma, Italy
Monte E. Troutman, DO; Fort Worth, Texas
Charles B. Tucker, MA; Stratford, New Jersey
Erica Patricia Turse, DO, MPH; Jackson, Mississippi
Michael Van Manen, DO; York, Pennsylvania
Meagen Vermeulen, MD; Stratford, New Jersey
Nicole Wadsworth, DO; Athens, Ohio
Brian E. Walczak, DO; Macomb, Michigan
Stevan Walkowski, DO; Dublin, Ohio
Peter J. Ward, PhD; Lewisburg, West Virginia
Michael J. Warner, DO; Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Ilene Warner-Maron, PhD, RN-BC, NHA; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Frank H. Willard, PhD; Biddeford, Maine
Wayne Wilson, PhD; Des Moines, Iowa
Leslie Wimsatt, PhD; Des Moines, Iowa
Kimberly Wolf, DO; Vallejo, California
Christine Wu-Dittmar, MD, MPH; Oakland, California
Sheldon C. Yao, DO; Old Westbury, New York
David P. Yens, PhD; Huntington, New York
Brian K. Yorkgitis, DO; Jacksonville, Florida
Emiliano Zanier, Physiotherapist Osteopath; Milano, Italy
William Britt Zimmerman, DO; Wilmington, North Carolina
Hallie Zwibel, DO; Old Westbury, New York
Ryan Assadi, OMS II (Jordan Assadi, DO); Spartanburg, South Carolina
Elizabeth Avakoff, OMS II (Erik Polan, DO); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Anna Bianchi, OMS II (Paul Brisson, MD); Auburn, Alabama
Student Reviewers and Their Mentors
In 2018, the JAOA launched its student reviewer initiative, in which we encouraged osteopathic medical students to serve as peer reviewers under the guidance of a mentor. We thank the following students who completed peer reviews in 2018, as well as their mentors, who are noted in parentheses.
David Boedeker, OMS II (Ben Boedeker, MD, PhD); Omaha, Nebraska
Taran Carlisle, OMS III (Jason Beaman, DO); Tulsa, Oklahoma
Morgan Chapman, OMS IV (E. Dwight Bundy, DO); Lewisburg, West Virginia
Lina Costanzo, OMS III (Kristin Guilonard, DO); Beachwood, Ohio
Syna Daudfar, OMS III (John T. Pham, DO); Lebanon, Oregon
Ryan Dyches, OMS IV (Mark R. Speicher, DO); Glendale, Arizona
Mohamed Elshazzly, OMS IV (Amy Hinkelman, PhD); Buies Creek, North Carolina
Fady Guirguis, OMS II (Sebastien Fuchs, MD, PhD); Pomona, California
Neil B. Huben, OMS III (Sebastian Alston, MD); Dothan, Alabama
Giselle Irio, OMS II (George Mychaskiw, DO); Las Cruces, New Mexico
W. Landon Jackson, OMS II (Carol Brenner, PhD); Old Westbury, New York
Margaret Kell, OMS II (Bhavesh B. Joshi, DO); Jonesboro, Arkansas
Johnathan Kirupakaran, OMS IV (Mark Schury, DO); Clinton Township, Michigan
Derek R. Kono, OMS II (Hendrik Szurmant, PhD); Pomona, California
Sino Mehrmal, OMS III (Carlton Richie, DO); Glendale, California
Kenneth Perry, OMS II (Hendrik Szurmant, PhD); Pomona, California
Kayla E. Prokopakis, OMS IV (Elizabeth A. Beverly, PhD); Athens, Ohio
Ryan Sanchez, MS, OMS II (Clyde Jensen, PhD); Ivins, Utah
Michael Sauder, OMS II (Shawn Kerger, DO); Athens, Ohio
Jeffrey F. Spindel, OMS IV (Arthur B. Rubin, DO); Charleston, West Virginia
Bahadar S. Srichawla, OMS II (Martin Torrents, DO); Middletown, New York
Jade Stobbe, OMS IV (Arthur B. Rubin, DO); Hillsboro, Oregon
Melissa Sussman, MPH, OMS II (Mohammed S. Razzaque, MBBS, PhD); Erie, Pennsylvania
Joshua Tomashek, OMS III (Jeritt Tucker, PhD); Chicago, Illinois
Gregory A. Wasserman, PhD, OMS II (Sheldon C. Yao, DO); Old Westbury, New York
Harrison Ross Wermuth, OMS II (Janice Schwartz, PhD); Detroit, Michigan
Matthew Wysong, OMS III (Stevan Walkowski, DO); Dublin, Ohio