Family Physician Installed as OOA President

Charles D. Milligan, DO, of Orrville, to Lead Statewide Organization

(May 2019) Charles D. Milligan, DO, of Orrville, was installed as president of the Ohio Osteopathic Association, April 26, during a luncheon at the Ohio Osteopathic Symposium in Columbus.

He has practiced Family Medicine since 1981. He received his boarded certification by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice in 1987 and then received an additional board certification in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine in 2005.

Milligan, who grew up in Denver, Colorado, graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in chemistry. He is a 1977 graduate of Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, and then served a rotating internship at Doctors Hospital of Stark County in Massillon. He worked at the US Public Health Service, National Health Service Corp, in Horseshoe Bend, Arkansas from 1978 to 1981

An advocate for osteopathic medical education, he teaches osteopathic manipulative medicine to third and fourth year medical students.

In addition to Milligan, the OOA officers for 2019-2020 are:

President-Elect Sandra L. Cook, DO, of Geneva
Vice President Henry L. Wehrum, DO, of Columbus
Treasurer Jennifer L. Gwilym, DO, of Athens
Immediate Past President Jennifer J. Hauler, DO, of Dayton