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The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) is a medical specialty society whose members are orthopaedic surgeons specializing in surgical and medical treatment of injuries, diseases, and other conditions of the foot and ankle.
Not everyone in the field of foot care health has met the same standards or possesses the same qualifications. Members of the AOFAS:
- Have completed medical school
- Have completed five or more years of orthopaedic residency training, including training in surgical and medical treatment of diseases of the foot and ankle.
- Are board-certified in orthopaedic surgery and hold membership in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
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Haiti Relief Effort within the Orthopaedic Community
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 AOFAS Specialty Day 2010
Saturday, March 13, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Advance Registration now closed. Additional information available through the AAOS website. Click here for Final Program information.
OEF Fundraising Event
Thursday, March 11, Mardi Gras World, New Orleans, Louisiana. Order Tickets Online by February 24
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 AOFAS Advanced Foot and Ankle Course
April 22-24, 2010, Hyatt Regency Philadelphia at Penn's Landing, Pennsylvania. Book hotel room and registration for meeting online. Save when you register for the meeting by April 5.
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AOFAS Annual Summer Meeting
July 7-10, 2010, Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Maryland (near Washington, DC). Program and meeting registration coming late February. Hotel reservations available now.
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New Resident Scholarship Program for PGY2 and PGY3 orthopaedic residents. Learn more.
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AOFAS Press Releases
Does Your New Years Resolution Include an Exercise Plan?
ROSEMONT, IL, Dec. 28, 2009 – Are you one of the millions of Americans who will resolve to exercise more in the New Year? If so, take advice from the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) and take it slowly. Too much activity too quickly can cause a multitude of foot and ankle problems including stress fractures, ruptured tendons, or plantar fasciitis …read more.
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'Tis the Season for Plantar Fasciitis
ROSEMONT, IL, Dec. 21, 2009 – Holiday shopping and holiday feasting may make you a prime candidate for a case of plantar fasciitis. Prolonged walking or standing and an increase in body weight are two leading causes of plantar fasciitis, a painful overuse injury affecting the sole of the foot …read more.
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AOFAS Members in the News
Colts' Dwight Freeney not sure ankle will let him play in Super Bowl
Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles, CA – February 3, 2010
That type of injury normally requires three to six weeks recovery time, said Phillip K. Kwong, MD, an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeon at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic ... read more.
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Pittsburgh Doc Pioneers Ankle Replacement Surgery
WTAE ABC 4 - Pittsburgh, PA – February 2, 2010
Stephen F. Conti, MD, was one of three surgeons in the country who worked to develop something better than traditional fusion, which relieves pain but limits motion … read more.
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