John T. Gill, MD, became the chairman of the Orthopaedic Political Action Committee during the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, according to an AAOS Now report.
Dr. Gill has held several advocacy positions with AAOS and the American Medical Association. He plans to engage AAOS fellows in the political process through his new position.
Dr. Gill earned his medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed his residency at Parkland Hospital in Dallas and a sports medicine fellowship at Baylor University in Houston.
Dr. Gill opened private practice in 1988 and has served on the Board of Councilors for AAOS. He as also the chair-elect of the PAC Executive Committee and is currently a delegate to the AMA House of Delegates representing the Texas Medical Association.