AO CMF North America

Every trauma center needs surgeons prepared to manage complex maxillofacial ballistic injuries—but many never receive dedicated training in these challenging cases.

Join us for an immersive 2½-day course focused on ballistic injury management, featuring:
• Cadaver-based training
• Case-based learning
• Surgical planning
• Personalized instruction from nationally recognized faculty and AO military experts

📍 Rosemont, IL
📅 January 8–10, 2027

Enrollment is limited. Learn more and register today. https://go.aona.org/cmf_ballistic2027

AO NA : AO CMF NA Course Maxillofacial Reconstruction: A Focus on Ballistic Injury Management (with human anatomical specimens) : Rosemont Illinois USA

𝗔𝗢 𝗖𝗠𝗙 𝗡𝗔 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟯 — 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲: “𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗼 𝗜𝘁?”
𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝟴–𝟵 𝗣𝗠 𝗘𝗧 | 𝗖𝗠𝗘: 𝟯.𝟬

A focused Journal Club reviewing key literature on mandibular anatomy, pathology, fracture patterns, and evidence‑based surgical strategies. Designed for practicing surgeons across Plastics, Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, OMFS, and ENT.

𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: Timothy Doerr, MD, FACS
𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀: Aaron Liddell, MD, DMD, FACS • Weitao Wang, MD, FACS • Albert Woo, MD, FACS

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿: go.aona.org/cmf_series3_mandible

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗢 𝗖𝗠𝗙 𝗡𝗔 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟯 — 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲: “𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗪𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗗𝗼 𝗜𝘁?”
🗓️ Thursday, August 6, 2026
⏰ 8–9 PM ET
🎓 CME: 3.0

A focused Journal Club exploring key literature on mandibular anatomy, pathology, and fracture management—ideal for practicing surgeons across Plastics, Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, OMFS, and ENT.

𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿: Dr. Timothy Doerr
𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀: Dr. Aaron Liddell, Dr. Weitao Wang, Dr. Albert Woo

Register: go.aona.org/cmf_series3_mandible

Curious what an AO CMF North America Facial Trauma course is really like? 👀

Take a behind-the-scenes look at our 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲—from expert lectures and real case discussions to hands-on labs and connecting with colleagues.

Ready to see the full agenda, dates, and locations?

🔗 Explore upcoming AO CMF courses: https://go.aona.org/cmf_courses

Courses-Events

Join us for AO CMF NA Online Series 3 — Mandible: “How Would You Do It?”
🗓️ Thursday, August 6, 2026
⏰ 8PM ET
🎓 CME: 3.0

A focused Journal Club exploring key literature on mandibular anatomy, pathology, and fracture management—ideal for practicing surgeons across Plastics, Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics, OMFS, and ENT.

Moderator: Dr. Timothy Doerr
Panelists: Dr. Aaron Liddell, Dr. Weitao Wang, Dr. Albert Woo

Register: go.aona.org/cmf_series3_mandible

Implants evolve. Principles endure.

Many training experiences teach a technique. The strongest educational experiences teach decision-making. This creative reflects AO North America's commitment to principles-based fracture management education—helping residents understand the underlying concepts that guide treatment across implants, technologies, and clinical scenarios.

If you're looking to strengthen clinical reasoning and build lasting confidence in fracture care, explore upcoming courses and take the next step in your development: https://aona.org/

Behind every surgeon are the people along the way who took the time to teach, encourage, challenge, or simply believe in them.

Mentorship has shaped countless careers—and it's one of the things that makes AO NA so special.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆?

Share your story in the comments, and if you'd like, tag someone who made a lasting impact. We'd love to celebrate the people who help our community grow.

𝗔𝗢 𝗡𝗔 | 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 — 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.