ATSU-KCOM alumnus named president of Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
Posted: May 21, 2019![](https://www.atsu.edu/news/wp-content/uploads/brushwoodheadshot-e1558455633153.jpg)
Steven Brushwood, DO, FAAFP, ’00, was recently elected president of the Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS). Dr.Brushwood was sworn in and honored at the President’s Party on April 27, 2019, at the Chateau on the Lake in Branson, Missouri, during the 2019 MAOPS Midwest Osteopathic Annual Convention.
MAOPS was founded in 1897 in Kirksville, Missouri, as the professional organization for physicians holding
Dr. Brushwood has served the osteopathic profession at the state level as a member of the MAOPS Board of Trustees, Executive Committee, Finance and Audit Committee, Legislative Committee, and Education and Convention Committee and as chair of the Fast Action Team for Managed Medicaid. Dr. Brushwood also serves at the national level as a Missouri delegate to the American Osteopathic Association’sHouse of Delegates.
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