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AAOA Board

2024-2025 President
Keith Sale, MD

Keith Sale, MD, FAAOA currently serves as the Vice President for Ambulatory Services and Interim Chief Medical Informatics Officer at the University of Kansas Health System.   Dr. Sale holds the rank of Associate Professor and has served as Residency Program Director and Vice Chair of Clinical Operations within his department.

Dr. Sale is a Fellow and active member in the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) where he has completed numerous presentations.  He serves as an oral boards examiner for the AAOA and has been on the AAOA Board for the past three years.  Dr. Sale has served as the AAOA Treasurer and is currently the President.

President-Elect
Kevin Wilson, MD

Kevin Wilson, MD, received a B.S. from Brigham Young University and attended Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for his medical degree. He completed an otolaryngology residency at the University of Michigan. He established the ENT allergy program at the University of Utah while on faculty there for 7 years. More recently he joined a private practice in the suburbs of Salt Lake. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy and a member of the AAOA board. In his free time, he gets up into the mountains at least weekly for hiking, biking, camping, snowshoeing, or skiing.

Secretary
Dole Baker, MD

Treasurer
Robert Puchalski, MD

Immediate Past President
Douglas Dawson, MD

Past President
Ayesha Khalid, MD, MBA

Coordinator of Education
Robert Stachler, MD

After being in academics for over 20 yrs, Dr. Stachler started his private practice in Otolaryngic Allergy, Laryngology, and Comprehensive Otolaryngology in 2018.  He has been involved in the AAOA for over 25 yrs and has been a faculty member of the Basic and Advanced courses.  He has also given lectures for the resident courses in the past in Las Colinas (near Dallas).  He has been a perennial contributor to annual AAOA Courses ,and he has given many talks on various topics including Laryngeal Allergy, Eosinophillic Esophagitis, Reflux, Covid 19 Restart: Safe Practices in the Office, and Starting and Maintaining an Allergy Practice.  He has numerous publications in these areas and has spoken nationally and internationally about them.  He has been on the board as an At-Large Member Secretary, and as the Educational Coordinator (currently).

Director of Educational Programs
Farrah Siddiqui, MD

Director of Educational Assessment
Chris Brook, MD

Patient & Professional Education Chair
Haidy Marzouk, MD

Dr. Marzouk joined St. Joseph Health in 2022 after 7 years at SUNY Upstate Medical Center. She maintains her voluntary faculty position as Associate Professor at SUNY Upstate. She has been a fellow of the AAOA since 2018. She completed her residency training at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY in 2011. She completed her MBA from University of Delaware with a concentration in healthcare management. During her career, Dr. Marzouk has received numerous honors and awards including outstanding surgical research, performance as a resident, faculty who make a difference, teaching awards, and is a member of the Academy of Upstate Educators. While at SUNY Upstate, Dr. Marzouk founded an otolaryngologic allergy practice within her department and has integrated it into resident education with a formal curriculum. She also developed a niche of care for treating children with sinusitis related to Cystic Fibrosis. She also participates in the education of the medical community working with and teaching students, residents, and interdisciplinary teams. She brings a gentle smile, heartfelt compassion, and excellent surgical skill to each and every patient interaction.

As a native New Yorker, she is passionate about setting a standard of excellent medical and surgical care to her home community. This is exemplified by her participation in both numerous administrative committees within the hospital in addition to her quality of clinical care.

Socioeconomic Chair
Christine DeMason, MD

Christine DeMason, MD, FAAOA is an Associate Professor and the division chief of General Otolaryngology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. DeMason is currently the Medical Student Director for UNC Otolaryngology as well as Associate Program Director for the residency. Her clinical focus is sleep surgery and allergy, and her research focus is on medical education. She currently serves on many national committees including the AAO-HNS General and Sleep Education committee and the AAOA Patient & Professional Relations committee. She is the current chair of the AAOA Socioeconomic Committee.

Board Members
Bryan Leatherman, MD (2022-2025)
Christopher Vickery, MD (2022-2025)
Craig Folsom, MD (2023-2026)
Matthew Patterson, MD (2023-2026)
Scott Fortune, MD (2024-2027)
Arvin Rao, MD (2024-2027)

AAOA Foundation Board