Chiara Rodgers

Senior Director, Research and Humanitarian Activities

AAHKS

Chiara Rodgers serves as Sr. Director of Research and Humanitarian Activities at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS). Chiara oversees the organizational functions of the Research Committee, Humanitarian Committee, and Operation Walk. She also serves as the staff liaison to the AAHKS Diversity Advisory Board. With over 15 years of healthcare and association experience, honors have included an invitation to speak at the 2023 AAMSE conference, Rise to Health Coalition member, and Ariel Investment/BMO Bank 40 under 40 award recipient. Her passion for healthcare and advocacy stems from personal experience as a childhood cancer survivor and longtime patient champion. Chiara earned a Master’s degree in Public Health from Benedictine University and completed additional studies at Indiana State University and the University of Chicago.