Board of Directors
The South Dakota State Orthopaedic Society Board of Directors is composed of six (6) members. The Board of Directors is comprised of the President, President-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, Past President, Member-at-Large and the Board of Councilors Representative. The Executive Director serves on the Board in an ex-officio capacity. The officers of the Society are elected annually by the Members at the annual meeting and hold office until successors are duly elected and qualified.

President
Casey Johnston, MD
Watertown, SD

Immediate Past President
Chad Kurtenbach, MD
Sioux Falls, SD

President Elect
Matthew Wingate, MD
Sioux Falls, SD

Secretary/Treasurer
Nathan Skelley, MD
Sioux Falls, SD

MD Member-At-Large
Patrick O’Brien, MD
Sioux Falls, SD

Board of Councilors Representative
R. Blake Curd, MD
Sioux Falls, SD

SD State Medical Society Representative
Robert Van Demark Jr., MD
Sioux Falls, SD
Past Presidents of the SDSOS Board of Directors

Past President 2022-2023
Chad Kurtenbach, MD
Sanford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Sioux Falls, SD

Past President 2021-2022
Daniel Nelson, MD
CNOS
Dakota Dunes, SD

Past President 2020-2021
Steven Giuseffi, MD
Black Hills Orthopedic & Spine Center
Rapid City, SD

Past President 2019-2020
Keith Baumgarten, MD
Orthopedic Institute
Sioux Falls, SD

Past President 2018-2019
Greg Alvine, MD
Orthopedic Institute, Core Orthopedics
Sioux Falls, SD

Past President 2017-2018
Geoffrey Haft, MD
Sandford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Sioux Falls, SD