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George T. Sawabini , D.O., FACOFP
President
Department of the President
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| Dr. Sawabini is a board certified family practitioner currently
practicing at Farmington Village Family Practice. He received his Bachelor
of Science degree at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Sawabini graduated
from Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1976. He is an ex-officio
member of the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Physicians and
holds several other memberships including the AOAOP and the ACOFP. |
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Donna Moyer, D.O.
Immediate Past President
Professional Affairs Department
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| Dr. Moyer is board certified in both radiology and nuclear
medicine. She is a graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
and completed her diagnostic radiology residency at Bi-County Community
Hospital in Warren. She completed her nuclear medicine fellowship at William
Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. She is currently serving as chief of radiology
at Carson City Hospital. |
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Kurt C. Anderson, D.O.
President-Elect
Internal Affairs Department
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| Kurt Anderson, D.O., of Shepherd, is a family physician
with a private practice in Shepherd. In addition, he is medical director
of The Laurels of Mt. Pleasant and is an active member of the Gratiot
Community Hospital medical staff and Central Michigan Community Hospital
medical staff. Dr. Anderson is a graduate of A.T. Still University Kirksville
in Missouri and is board certified by the American College of Osteopathic
Family Practice. He is an active member of the American Osteopathic Association
(AOA), American Academy of Sports Medicine and American Medical Directors
Association. He is a past president of the Michigan Association of Osteopathic
Family Physicians. |
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Edward J. Canfield, D.O.
Trustee
Insurance Department
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| Edward Canfield, D.O., of Sebewaing, is a family physician
in practice with his wife, Cheryl Canfield, D.O., in Sebewaing. He is
regional medical director for Heartland Hospice Services, Inc., of Bay
City, and a clinical assistant professor for the Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (MSUCOM) Department of Family
and Community Medicine and an assistant professor of family practice for
Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center College of Osteopathic
Medicine, Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Canfield is a graduate of MSUCOM and is
board certified by the American Board of Osteopathic Family Physicians.
He is an active member of the AOA, American College of Osteopathic Family
Physicians, a past president of the Eastern Michigan Osteopathic Association
and a current member of the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family
Physicians Board of Directors. |
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Michael D. Weiss, D.O., F.A.C.O.O.G.
Trustee
Public Affairs Department
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| Dr. Weiss of Rochester Hills, has a private practice in
obstetrics and gynecology with the Women’s Wellness Institute in
Rochester Hills. He is the program director for St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Macomb Division’s Obstetrics and Gynecologic Surgery Residency and
is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology for MSUCOM. Dr.
Weiss is a graduate of MSUCOM, is board certified, and is a distinguished
fellow of the American Osteopathic Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
and is a class of 2000 Fellow in the AOA Osteopathic Heritage Health Policy
Fellowship. He is an active member of the AOA, the American College of
Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a past president of the Macomb
County Osteopathic Medical Association, a current member of the Oakland
County Osteopathic Medical Association Board of Trustees and is the president
of the MSUCOM Alumni Association. |
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Myral R. Robbins, D.O., FAAFP, FACOFP
Trustee
Membership Department
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| Dr. Robbins received her Doctor of Osteopathic
Medicine degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic
Medicine (MSUCOM) in East Lansing, Michigan. She is board certified in
family practice by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians.
Currently, Dr. Robbins is a family medicine physician with the Michigan
State University Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies (KCMS) and Program
Director for the KCMS, osteopathic family medicine residency. She is also
a member of the medical staff of Borgess Medical Center and Bronson Methodist
Hospital. |
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Robert G. Piccinini, D.O., FACN
Trustee
Secretary/Treasurer
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| Dr. Piccinini received his Doctor of Osteopathy
degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
(MSUCOM) in East Lansing, Michigan, and is board certified by the American
Osteopathic Board of Neurology and Psychiatry. He also sub-specializes
in Forensic Psychiatry. Currently, Dr. Piccinini is in private practice
at Associates in Psychiatry, PLLC, in Clinton Township, Chief of Psychiatry
for Henry Ford Bi-County Hospital in Warren, and is a member of the Occupational
and Industrial Medicine, Ford Motor Complex, Rouge Complex – Central
Medical Services. |
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Lawrence Abramson, D.O., MPH
Trustee
Membership Department
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| Dr. Abramson received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from
the Des Moines College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery in Iowa, and
his Master of Public Health ,Occupational Medicine from the University
of Michigan. He is board certified by the American Osteopathic Board of
Family Practice and the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization
Review Physicians. Currently, Dr. Abramson serves as the quality director
for POH Regional Medical Center, Pontiac, while also serving on several
of the POH Regional Medical Center’s committees including chair
of the Hospital Practices as well as the Utilization Review and Professional
Practices Committees and as a member of the Bioethics and the Medical
Executive Committees. He is also the immediate past president of the Oakland
County Osteopathic Medical Association, a member of the board of trustees
for the Michigan Association of Osteopathic Family Practitioners and has
served as an MOA delegate to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
House of Delegates. |
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John Sealey, D.O.
Trustee
Continuing Education Department
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Dr. Sealey received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and holds a Masters in Organic Chemistry from North Carolina Central University. Dr. Sealey, a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons, is a thoracic and vascular surgeon in private practice in the metro Detroit area and maintains hospital affiliations with Harper University Hospital, Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit Receiving Hospital, St. John Macomb Hospital and St. John Oakland Hospital. In addition, Dr. Sealey is the associate program director for the general surgery osteopathic residency training program at Sinai Grace Hospital. |
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Lawrence L. Prokop, D.O.
Trustee
Insurance Department
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Draion Burch, D.O.
Resident Trustee
Continuing Education Department
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Dr. Burch is the first to serve as an intern/resident trustee to the MOA Board of Trustees. He received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Burch serves as the chief resident of the obstetrics and gynecology residency program for the Statewide Campus System Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine/St. John Providence Health System Osteopathic Division Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Macomb Center, in Warren, Michigan. He received the 2009 St. John Osteopathic Division OBGYN Resident of the Year award. Dr. Burch has been very active at the state and national level. He serves as Vice Chair to the Council of Interns and Residents Executive Committee for the American Osteopathic Association, Resident Representative to the Board of Trustees for the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists and as Chair of the Intern-Resident Committee for the Michigan Osteopathic Association. |
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Shane Sergent
Student Trustee
Public Affairs Department
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Shane Sergent is the first to serve as a medical student trustee to the MOA Board of Trustees. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Global and Strategic Management from Pennsylvania State University. Shane also completed postgraduate studies with Eastern Michigan University and The University of Michigan where he co-founded the Pre-Osteopathic Club (Pre-SOMA). He is a member of the class of 2013 at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, a member of MOPAC, an MOA Student Liaison, and a member of several osteopathic student organizations at MSUCOM. He is very active at the state and national level with advocacy. |
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Craig L. Magnatta, D.O.
Past President
Department of Judiciary/Ethics
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| Dr. Magnatta received his Bachelor of Science degree from
the University of Michigan and completed postgraduate studies with Wayne
State University. He received his Doctor of Osteopathy degree from the
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Magnatta
is a board certified family practitioner in private practice with Meadowbrook
Family MedCenters in Troy and Oxford, is a member of the Department of
Family Practice with both North Oakland Medical Center and with William
Beaumont Hospital and is a past president of the Michigan Association
of Osteopathic Family Physicians. Dr. Magnatta is also an assistant clinical
professor for both MSUCOM and the University of Health Sciences College
of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Missouri. |
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Kris Nicholoff
Executive Director
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| Mr. Nicholoff is the Executive Director of the Michigan Osteopathic
Association. |
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MOA Board Contact
Information
You can mail the Board
of Trustees at:
Michigan Osteopathic Association
Attn: Board Member
2445 Woodlake Circle
Okemos, MI 48864 |
