Board of Directors

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the OrthoCarolina Research Institute is composed of business executives, physicians, attorneys, and civic leaders from the Charlotte metropolitan area.  The Directors are credentialed with degrees from colleges, universities, medical schools, and/or law schools and have both the expertise and the experience to provide leadership, direction and governance in accomplishing the Institute's purposes.

Directors
Ex Officio
Emeritus Directors
OCRI Attorney
Committees




 William L. Griffin, MD, Chairman
 Orthopedic Surgeon
 Hip and Knee Center, OrthoCarolina, P.A.
 Charlotte, NC

 Walter B. Beaver, Jr, MD
 Orthopedic Surgeon
 Hip and Knee Center, OrthoCarolina, P.A.
 Charlotte, NC

 Patrick M. Connor, MD
 Orthopedic Surgeon
 Sports Medicine/Shoulder and Elbow Center, OrthoCarolina, P.A.
 Charlotte, NC

 Bruce E. Cohen, MD
 Orthopedic Surgeon
 Foot & Ankle Institute, OrthoCarolina, P.A.
 Charlotte, NC


 Charles M. East, III (bio)
 Managing Director
 Global Banking Group

 Mr. John L. Fraley, Jr.
 Real Estate Developer
 Fraley Brothers & Company
 Cherryville, NC

 R. Glenn Gaston, MD
 Orthopedic Surgeon
 The Hand Center, OrthoCarolina, P.A.
 Charlotte, NC

 Robert A. Heyer, MD
 Internal Medicine
 Carolinas HealthCare System
 Charlotte, NC

 Morry Johnston
 Johnston, Allison & Hord
 Charlotte, NC 28204

 Fred R. Jones
 Charlotte, NC 28209 

 
 
 Mr. Steve W. Luquire (bio)
 President, Luquire George Andrews
 Charlotte, NC

 Mr. Wesley Walls
 Development Manager, Pavilion Development
 Charlotte, NC 28209

 J. Michael Wattenbarger, MD
 Orthopedic Surgeon
 Pediatric Center, OrthoCarolina, P.A.



 
 Christi Cadd, Executive Director
 OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.
 Charlotte, NC

 Daniel B. Murrey, MD, MPP
 Chief Executive Officer
 OrthoCarolina, P.A.
 Charlotte, NC



 
 Mrs. Elizabeth W. Boyd
 Charlotte, NC

 Mr. Edward E. Crutchfield
 Chief Executive Officer, Retired
 First Union Bank
 Charlotte, NC

 Mr. Richard E. Thigpen
 Retired Attorney, Kennedy Covington
 Charlotte, NC



 Mr. Jared D. Mobley
 K&L Gates, LLP
 Charlotte, NC





 Research Advisory Committee                          Executive Committee

 Robert B. Anderson, MD, Chairman                     Robert B. Anderson, MD
 Bruce E. Cohen, MD                                             William L. Griffin, MD
 
J. Kent Ellington, MD                                            Robert A. Heyer, MD
 William L. Griffin, MD
 
R. Glenn Gaston, MD
 J. Bohannon Mason, MD                                      Finance/Audit Committee
 R. Alden Milam, IV, MD                                            
 Dana P. Piasecki, MD                                           Fred R. Jones, Chairman
 Neil P. Sheth, MD                                                 R. Glenn Gaston, MD 
 Bryan D. Springer, MD                                          Morry Johnston
 J. Michael Wattenbarger, MD                               
                                                                             Annual Audit and Tax Preparation by:
                                                                             Cherry, Bakaert & Holland, LLP

 Nominating Committee

 Walter B. Beaver, Jr, MD
 Mr. Steve W. Luquire
 Mr. Wesley Walls