Physician Leadership

The Own the Bone program is guided by nationally-recognized bone health experts in orthopaedic surgery, endocrinology, rheumatology, women's and family health, and gerontology.

The Own the Bone Steering Committee advises on programmatic issues.

The Own the Bone Multidisciplinary Advisory Board engages the coordination aspects of an inter-specialty program.

Scientific Steering Committee

Andrew D. Bunta, MD
Committee Chair
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Richard M. Dell, MD
Southern California Kaiser Permanente Medical Group

Douglas R. Dirschl, MD
AOA Representative
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Beatrice Edwards, MD, Consultant
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

James A. Goulet, MD
University of Michigan

Linda L. Hightower, RN, Consultant
Community Medical Center

Kyle J. Jeray, MD
Greenville Hospital System University Medical Center

Clifford B.  Jones, MD, FACS
Michigan State University

John D. Kaufman, MD
John Kaufman Orthopedics
Henry Mayo Hospital

William B. Macaulay, Jr., MD
New York Presbyterian Hospital

Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, Ex officio
University of Minnesota

Laura L. Tosi, MD, Ex officio
Children's National Medical Center

Debra L. Sietsema, PhD, RN, Consultant
Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan

Multidisciplinary Advisory Board

Douglas R. Dirschl, MD
Board Chair
University of North Carolina School of Medicine

Andrew D. Bunta, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Felicia Cosman, MD                                       
Columbia University

J. Timothy Harrington, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Risa Kagan, MD
Sutter Health

Jeffrey P. Levine, MD, MPH
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Jay S. Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg
University of Maryland at Baltimore

Eric D. Newman, MD
Geisinger Medical Center

Daniel H. Solomon, MD, MPH
Harvard Medical School

Paula H. Stern, PhD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD, University of Minnesota

Nelson B. Watts, MD
University of Cincinnati