Districts

COA Past Presidents

The Columbus Osteopathic Association has a history of developing strong leaders for the profession. These physician leaders volunteer their time and talent to advance osteopathic medicine in Central Ohio.

* denotes physician served as Ohio Osteopathic Association president

2023-2024 Charles R. Fisher, DO
2021-2023 Ying H. Chen, DO
2020-2021
 Jeffery A. Madachy, DO
2019-2020
 Miriam L. Garcellano, DO
2018-2019
 Tejal R. Patel, DO
2017-2018
 Adele M. Lipari, DO
2016-2017 Alex S. Tsai, DO
2015-2016 Darren J. Sommer, DO
2014-2015 J. Todd Weihl, DO
2013-2014 Andrew P. Eilerman, DO
2012-2013 Shelby K. Raiser, DO
2011-2012 Maury L. Witkoff, DO
2010-2011 Paige S. Gutheil Henderson, DO
2009-2010 John A. Cocumelli, DO
2008-2009 Terrence M. Philbin, DO
2007-2008 Donald R. Furci, DO
2006-2007 Geraldine N. Urse, DO *
2005-2006 Stephen T. Fisher, DO
2004-2005 Jon Furbee, DO
2003-2004 Henry L. Wehrum, DO *
2002-2003 Albert M. Salomon, DO *
2001-2002 Mark W. Garwood, DO
2000-2001 Mark W. Garwood, DO
1999-2000 John E. Ratliff, DO
1998-1999 William F. Emlich, Jr., DO *
1997-1998 Mark E. Gittins, DO
1996-1997 Richard R. Costin, DO
1995-1996 William J. Burke, DO
1994-1995 Kevin Olson, DO
1993-1994 Peter A. Bell, DO *
1992-1993 Richard A. Smialek, DO
1991-1992 John E. Adams II, DO
1990-1991 Naomi F. Wriston, DO
1989-1990 Carl R. Backes, DO *
1988-1989 Carl G. Godshall, DO
1987-1988 Eugene F. Trell, DO
1986-1987 Richard N. McCarty, DO
1985-1986 Michael M. Mastel, DO
1984-1985 John F. Perez, DO
1983-1984 William I. Linder, DO
1982-1983 A. Clifton Cage, DO
1981-1982 Marvin M. Sloin, DO
1980-1981 William F. Stefanich, DO *
1979-1980 Charles G. Vonder Embse, DO *
1978-1979 George O. Faerber, DO
1977-1978 Dale L. Williams, DO
1976-1977 William J. Athens, DO
1975-1976 Allen S. Birrer, DO *
1974-1975 Robert M. Snow, DO
1973-1974 Richard G. Pepe, DO
1972-1973 Richard F. Leedy, Jr., DO
1971-1972 Philip Golding, DO
1970-1971 Robert L. Stratton, DO
1969-1970 John W. Schenz, DO
1968-1969 Peter E. Johnston, DO
1967-1968 Denton L. Adams, DO
1966-1967 George L. Eckert, DO
1965-1966 Robert L. Turton, DO
1964-1965 Robert S. Seiple, DO
1963-1964 Eugene V. Runkle, DO
1962-1963 Harold R. Heller, DO
1961-1962 Ralph T. Van Ness, DO
1960-1961 Roger E. Baker, DO
1959-1960  J. Richard Costin, DO *
1958-1959 Leo C. Conley, DO
1957-1958 W. Dayton Henceroth, DO *
1956-1957 Ralph R. Lang, DO
1955-1956 Ralph R. Lang, DO
1954-1955 John Schott, DO
1953-1954 RE Gooch, DO
1952-1953 Robert H. Gibson, DO
1951-1952 Leonard D. Sells, DO
1950-1951 Paul Keckley, DO
1949-1950 Gordon Sherwood, DO
1948-1949 DE McBride, DO
1947-1948 W. Duane Bernard, DO
1946-1947 Eugene V. Runkle, DO
1945-1946 Robert L. Thomas, DO
1944-1945 TC Hobbs, DO *