The American Orthopaedic Association competitors

Michael Boyle, MD, is president and chief executive officer. Prior to his appointment as president and CEO, Dr. Boyle served as senior vice president, therapeutics development at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from 2015-2019. In that role, Dr. Boyle shaped the Foundation's clinical research strategy, overseeing the clinical development programs of new treatments for the CF Foundation, as well as the Foundation's Therapeutics Development Network of 92 academic research centers. Dr. Boyle is internationally known for his clinical research and for his work to improve care for adults with CF. He served as both an investigator in the clinical study of Kalydeco® and principal investigator of the pivotal trial that led to approval of the first combination treatment, Orkambi®. Dr. Boyle completed his medical training at Johns Hopkins University, including a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine, before joining the medical faculty in 1999. Dr. Boyle founded the Johns Hopkins University Adult CF Program -- one of the largest in the United States -- in 1999 and served as director of that center for close to two decades. Today, he is an adjunct professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins, where he continues to see patients. In addition to his medical background, Dr. Boyle has completed training in nonprofit management at both Johns Hopkins and Harvard University.

Peter Rush is an Interim CEO at CFA Society New York and is based in Greater New York City Area. He has worked as President at SUMNER RIDER & ASSOCIATES, Volunteer at Peace Corps, and Editor at Harcourt. Peter works or has worked as CEO at Kellen and Journalist at The New York Times. He attended University of Florida and Brown University in Providence in the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantat.

Bob Waller is a President/COO at Association Headquarters and Owner at Association Headquarters and is based in Mount Laurel, New Jersey. He works or has worked as PRESIDENT at Amc Institute, PRESIDENT at New Jersey Society of Association Executives, and BOARD MEMBER at FIRST CANDLE. Bob studied at Castleton University between 1978 and 1982.

With years of clinical leadership experience, Dr. Kevin Klauer brings valuable and innovative talents to the team. Dr. Klauer is a proven leader and brings his expertise and knowledge to the company as the chief medical officer for Emergency Medicine, chief risk officer for TeamHealth, and executive director of TeamHealth’s Patient Safety Organization. He works hard to develop cutting-edge patient safety and clinical best practices throughout the organization and directs clinical risk management. Dr. Klauer is responsible for: • risk management initiatives • clinical education • litigation support • patient safety • assistance with training medical directors • promotion of effective communication with physicians and advanced practice clinicians Concurrent with his role at TeamHealth, Dr. Klauer is an assistant clinical professor at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and serves as the medical editor-in-chief for ACEP Now, the monthly publication of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). He previously served as editor-in-chief for Emergency Physicians Monthly. Dr. Klauer has published three risk-management books, Emergency Medicine Bouncebacks: Medical and Legal, Risk Management and the Emergency Department: Executive Leadership and Protecting Patients and Hospitals, with a third, Pediatric Bouncebacks, released in March 2015. Dr. Klauer also served as a speaker of the ACEP Council. Dr. Klauer received the ACEP National Teaching Faculty Award in 2001 and the Emergency Medicine Resident's Association Robert Dougherty ACEP/Emergency Medicine Foundation Teaching Fellowship. In 2014, he was the recipient of ACEP's Honorable Mention Outstanding Speaker of the Year Award and was recognized by the Ohio Chapter of ACEP with the Bill Hall Award of Service. Dr. Klauer earned his Executive Juris Doctor with honors from Concord Law School in 2011.