At the AAO, we believe that our strength is in our members. We are pleased to announce that the AAO has approved the addition of a new Trustee At-Large who will bring diverse viewpoints and strengthen the team.  Please join us in welcoming Dr. Kaitrin Kramer to the AAO Board of Trustees!

A diverse Board will improve the AAO’s ability to respond to external influences that are changing the environment in which our members practice. Dr. Kramer was selected from a field of highly qualified applicants due to her proven leadership skills and vision for the Association of the future.

“Dr. Kramer will also bring valuable perspective to AAO leadership in light of her background as an educator, her previous leadership experience and her advanced training in craniofacial orthodontics,” said AAO President, Dr. Myron D. Guymon. “We are delighted to welcome her to the Board of Trustees.”

For these reasons and more, after the 2024 Annual Session, Dr. Kramer will join the AAO Board of Trustees for a two-year term. Learn more about AAO governance and leadership here.

Meet the Incoming Trustee At-Large: Dr. Kaitrin Kramer
Specializing in craniofacial orthodontics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Kramer is also an adjunct assistant professor at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry’s Division of Orthodontics and Division of Pediatric Dentistry.

Dr. Kramer is currently the Great Lakes Association (GLAO) representative to the AAO Council on New and Younger Members.

“I look forward to joining the AAO Board in 2024 and to the opportunity to share in a firsthand way all the good the organization does for its members,” said Dr. Kramer. “I hope to support and elevate the organization through exciting new initiatives and most importantly, to do my part to support my profession.”

A native of suburban Chicago, Dr. Kramer completed her undergraduate education at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. She received a PhD in oral sciences from The University of Illinois at Chicago and her dental (DDS) degree from the University of Michigan. She then completed the orthodontic residency program at The Ohio State University. 

Dr. Kramer received the 2020 AAO Craniofacial Anomalies and Special Care Training Award, and returned to the University of Michigan to complete the Craniofacial Orthodontics Fellowship at the UM School of Dentistry.

As a resident at Ohio State, Dr. Kramer received the TP Orthodontics Lindsey O. Kesling Award through the GLAO. She was the chief resident in orthodontics and was an AAO Resident Champion, serving as a liaison between the residency program and the AAO. She now serves on the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association Advocacy Committee and is the associate editor of the GLAO newsletter.