FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2011
(CHICAGO) – Ernest R. Gelb, of West Pittston, Pa., was elected as second vice president of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) at the organization’s recent annual business meeting in Chicago.
“Serving the AOA as second vice president is truly an honor,” says Dr. Gelb. “I am proud to represent an organization that sincerely cares for osteopathic physicians and their patients.”
Professional Background
Dr. Gelb is an AOA board-certified family physician and a member of the Intermountain Medical Group and a staff member of Wilkes Barre General Hospital. He also has been the secretary and treasurer of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society (POFPS) since 2000 and has served the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association in numerous capacities, including as past president and chairman of the family practices committee. In addition, he has served as the chairman of the marketing and public relations committee for the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.
In 2010, Dr. Gelb received the POFPS Family Physician of the Year Award.
Education
After receiving his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1978, Dr. Gelb completed postdoctoral training at the Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Mich.
About the American Osteopathic Association:
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) proudly represents its professional family of more than 78,000 osteopathic physicians (DOs); promotes public health; encourages scientific research; serves as the primary certifying body for DOs; is the accrediting agency for osteopathic medical schools; and has federal authority to accredit hospitals and other health care facilities. More information on DOs/osteopathic medicine can be found at www.osteopathic.org
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Contact:
Nicole Grady
(800) 621-1773, ext. 8038 (Toll free)
(312) 202-8038 (Office)
ngrady@osteopathic.org
Vicki Martinka
(800) 621-1773, ext. 8159 (Toll free)
(312) 202-8159 (Office)
vmartinka@osteopathic.org
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