DENNIS J. DOWLING, DO, MA, FAAO, ELECTED SECRETARY-TREASURER OF NATIONAL OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 6, 2022

Indianapolis, IN—Dennis J. Dowling, DO, MA, FAAO, of Syosset, NY, was elected to be the 2022-25 secretary-treasurer of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) on March 24 at the AAO annual business meeting during Convocation in Orlando, Florida.

Dowling is a 1989 graduate of the NYCOM and is a contributing author and illustrator to several journals and textbooks. He developed the PINS technique and is a co-author of a JAOA Northup writing award-winning article on the effect of OMT on gait in Parkinson’s patients. Dr. Dowling has delivered the Heilig, Scott, Northup, Blood and Turfler memorial lectures and is a recipient of the A.T. Still Medallion of Honor award.

Dowling is a former professor and chairman of OMM at the NYITCOM and is currently a clinical professor at the MWU-COM, PCOM, KCUMB, NYITCOM, COMP and UNECOM. He was in private practice from 2003-2016 and has been a consultant and the Coordinator of OMM Assessment for the NBOME since 2004. Dr. Dowling has supervised residents in the PM&R department at NUMC in East Meadow, Long Island since 1990, and is also currently working in the PM&R and Family Medicine departments at that hospital. He is certified by the AOBFP and the AOBNMM and earned his FAAO fellowship in 1999. He has served on the AAO Board of Trustees, AAO Board of Governors, is a past AAO president, has been a member and/or chair on several other AAO committees, and is a consultant to the AOBNMM for the Practical portion of the certification examination process. Dr. Dowling is also chair of the NYSOMS delegation to the AOA House of Delegates and remains active in state and local professional osteopathic activities.

As secretary-treasurer, Dowling’s goal is to support the AAO as the primary source in providing osteopathic education and leadership to osteopathic physicians and others who qualify by the nature of their licenses to practice, and to strengthen the organization to thrive in the upcoming 20-30 years both in structure and in function.

For more information on Dr. Dowling and his role in the AAO, contact Sherri L. Quarles at the American Academy of Osteopathy at (317) 879-1881, ext. 214, or at [email protected].

The United States currently has more than 120,000 osteopathic physicians. Also known as DOs, osteopathic physicians are fully licensed physicians, as are MDs. The profession has grown 63% in the past decade and nearly 300% over the past three decades. Osteopathic physicians prescribe medicine and practice in all specialties, including osteopathic manipulative medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and surgery. They are trained to consider the health of the whole person and to use their hands to help diagnose and treat patients.

The mission of the American Academy of Osteopathy is to teach, promote, and research the science, art and philosophy of osteopathic medicine, emphasizing the integration of osteopathic principles and practice in patient care. Founded in 1937, the Academy is a specialty college of the American Osteopathic Association.

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