SHELDON C. YAO, DO, FAAO ELECTED PRESIDENT-ELECT OF NATIONAL OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 11, 2025
Indianapolis— Sheldon C. Yao, DO, FAAO, of Forest Hills, NY, was elected as the 2025-26 president-elect of the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) on March 27 during the AAO annual Convocation in Orlando, FL. After spending a year as president-elect, Dr. Yao will become the 2026-27 president of the AAO, the nation’s largest medical society devoted to fostering neuromusculoskeletal medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine (NMM/OMM).
Sheldon Yao, DO, FAAO, graduated from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) in 2002. He completed his Family Medicine residency at Good Samaritan Hospital and an NMM/OMM fellowship at North Shore-LIJ Plainview Hospital. Dual-board certified, he chairs the OMM Department at NYITCOM and serves as faculty at St. Barnabas Hospital’s NMM/OMM residency program. Dr. Yao has led over 40 research studies and published multiple peer-reviewed articles on osteopathic manipulation’s effects on medical conditions and education. He serves as faculty for the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) and as a reviewer for multiple osteopathic focused journals. His research and service support his goal to advance osteopathic medicine.
For more information on Dr. Yao 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 the Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine specialty college of the American Osteopathic Association.
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