Welcome

Colleagues and Friends,

Please join us at the expansive Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, TX, April 3-5, 2025, for one of the most innovative and invigorating meetings we have had since our formation in 1941.  Bring your family and explore the Resort and Grapevine, TX attractions, such as their charming Main Street, the largest indoor water park, wineries, the Grapevine Vintage Railroad, Lake Grapevine. If you want to venture further, Dallas, TX is just a short drive southeast.

Passed-on through the “grapevine”, or more explicitly through bylaws and order, our profession has flourished since 1892 when Dr. Andrew Taylor Still opened the American School of Osteopathy, not just for men, but also for women. Our Annual Spring Meeting sessions will go “beyond the horizon” and capture not only the past and present, but also the future of all that orthopedics has to offer. Our speakers embody A.T. Still’s vision of what it means to be the best orthopedic DO’s in the world today providing excellent patient care.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enjoy fellowship with colleagues and to meet new AOAO members. There will be networking opportunities for all attendees including residents and medical students. We are repeating the very successful Orthopedic Board Review Course for 4^th and 5^th year residents and have added hands-on cadaver labs some of which will be open to residents and students. The Specialty sessions will offer great topics as well as the opportunity for discussion and the sharing of information. I would like to thank Sarkis Bedikian, DO, Chair of the CME Committee, and all of the session moderators who have worked so hard to develop a great conference.

Please join us for the 2025 Annual Spring Meeting where we will bring the orthopedic horizon to your fingertips and you can enjoy the beautiful landscape and views in Grapevine, TX.

Sincerely,

Richard L. Crank, Jr. DO, FAOAO
Honorary Program Chair