Osteopathic Associations/Cranial Osteopathy
Sutherland Cranial Teaching Foundation, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization established in 1953 by William Garner Sutherland, D.O., D.Sc.(hon.) and senior members of his teaching faculty. Dr. Sutherland conceived of the foundation as a way of providing a continuity for his teaching. Dr. Sutherland was the first president of the foundation, and since his death in 1954, there have been just six subsequent presidents, which has provided for a continuity in the organization’s teaching program. The presidents who followed Dr. Sutherland were Howard Lippincott, DO, Rollin E. Becker, DO, John H. Harakal, DO, FAAO, Michael P. Burruano, DO, Melicien Tettambel, DO, FAAO and Daniel B. Moore, DO, FCA since 2013.
The mission of the American Academy of Osteopathy is to teach, advocate and research the science, art and philosophy of osteopathic medicine, emphasizing the integration of osteopathic principles, practice and manipulative treatment in patient care.
The American Academy of Osteopathy is an osteopathic medical society with a focused educational mission. Founded in 1937, the AAO was established to teach, advocate and research the science, art and philosophy of osteopathic medicine, emphasizing the integration of osteopathic principles, practices and manipulative treatment in patient care.
The Osteopathic Cranial Academy is a professional membership organization dedicated to the teaching and support of post-graduate training in osteopathy. Training in the cranial concept is available to qualified physicians, dentists, and some foreign-trained Diplomates of Osteopathy. Each may apply the cranial concept within the accepted standards of their individual professions. Cranial osteopathy is an expansion of the general principles of osteopathy that includes a special understanding of the central nervous system and the surrounding fluid, its connective tissue covering, and a mechanism called primary respiration.