Here are five things to know:
1. Dr. Halsey will serve as president of AAOS in 2018-19.
2. He is an orthopedic surgeon at Oak Bluffs, Mass.-based Martha’s Vineyard Hospital and professor at Burlington-based University of Vermont College of Medicine’s department of orthopedics and rehabilitation.
3. In over 20 years of volunteering with the AAOS, Dr. Halsey has served in leadership roles across 15 different councils.
4. Dr. Halsey has also served as an officer in the presidential line of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, as member of the Vermont Orthopaedic Society’s executive committee and has served on the Vermont Medical Society’s Board of Councilors.
5. Dr. Halsey said, “I am grateful for this opportunity, and will continue to advocate on behalf of our members and for our patients to ensure the highest quality of orthopaedic care.”
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