Fellowship Match Program

April 15, 2013 Update

Following medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency, some orthopaedic surgeons seek further training in the treatment of foot and ankle disorders through fellowship training programs.
 
The Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Fellowship Program Match, sponsored by the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society, is designed to be a transparent, unbiased process in which applicants are matched to foot and ankle fellowship programs on a competitive basis. Participating programs and applicants are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship Programs and Applicants.
 
Participation in the match requires graduation from an allopathic or osteopathic medical school, and fellowship is dependent upon successful completion of an approved orthopaedic surgery residency program.
 
The AOFAS administers the application receipt and distribution process, and administration of the rank lists and the match process is handled by the San Francisco Matching Service (SF Match).

Benefits to Fellows 

Fellows in programs that participate in the match are eligible for benefits, including waiver of dues during the fellowship year, a 50% reduction in during the first year of practice, and inclusion on a listing on the AOFAS website.  

Fellowship Programs in the Match 

Participation of fellowship programs in the match is based on consensus by the foot and ankle fellowship directors. To ensure fairness, fellowship directors annually sign a legal agreement with the AOFAS committing their program and faculty to abide by the Code of Conduct.

Participating programs may not offer ANY six-month or longer fellowship positions outside of the match prior to Match Day.

The AOFAS will give preference to faculty of participating programs over faculty from non-participating programs in awarding research grants, in acceptance of papers for presentation at Specialty Day and the Annual Summer Meeting, selection of symposia and educational course faculty, committee membership and/or positions on the Society’s Board of Directors.

Available Positions for 2014-15

Click here for a list of available positions for 2014-15. Please contact the programs directly to apply.

Available Positions for 2013-14

Click here for a list of available positions for 2013-14. Please contact the programs directly to apply.

Stats on Previous Matches

For statistics for all matches from the 2009 match for 2010-2011 positions to the 2012 match for 2013-14 positions click here.

Research and Observational Positions Outside the Match

Strictly research and/or observational fellowships and clinical fellowships of less than six months in duration are outside of the match and may be arranged at any time directly with a fellowship program. The AOFAS is not involved in facilitating such fellowships.

Participating fellowship programs may not offer ANY six-month or longer fellowship positions outside of the match prior to Match Day.

Questions

Questions on the fellowship match application process may be addressed to the AOFAS Executive Office at aofasinfo@aofas.org or 800-235-4855 or 847-698-4654.  The chair of the AOFAS Fellowship Match Committee is Daniel C. Farber, MD, dfarber@umoa.umm.edu or 410-448-6774 (office).​​​

​Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Surgeons who completed Fellowship Programs in the AOFAS-sponsored Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Match,  2008-2011 

Stephanie P. Adam, DO (2009-10) Jason E. Lake, MD (2009-10)​
Samuel B. Adams, MD (2010-11)​ Joshua Lamb, MD (2010-11)​
Sonya S. Ahmed, MD (2008-09)​ L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD (2008-09)​
​Jason S. Ahuero, MD (2009-10) Jason S. Lin, MD (2009-10)​
​Pamela G. Allen, MD (2008-09) John Louis-Ugbo, MD (2009-10)​​
Prishanth Anand (2010-11)​ Kevin Lutta, MD (2009-10)​​
Kelly L. Apostle, MD (2010-11)​ ​Robert S. Marsh, DO (2009-10)​
​Nicole L. Arcand, MD (2008-09) James P. Martens, MD (2008-09)​
​Gregory T. Ardoin, MD (2009-10) Randall C. Marx, MD (2009-10)​
​Kali D. Arnold, MD (2008-09) Matthew B. Massey, MD (2010-11)
​Stephen Arndt, MD (2010-11)​ Tina Maxian, MD (2010-11)​
​Lucas J. Bader, MD (2009-10) Jeremy J. McCormick, MD (2008-09)
Heather L. Barske, MD (2010-11)​ Andrew M. Moore, MD (2009-10)​​
​Jerome M. Benavides, MD (2008-09) Traske M. Muir, MD (2009-10)​​
​Mark J. Berkowitz, MD (2008-09) James J. Murphy, MD (2008-09)​
James W. Bogener, MD (2010-11)​ Joshua P. Nadaud, MD (2009-10)​​
​James W. Boyle, MD (2008-09) Sameer Naranje, MD (2010-11)
​Michael H. Brown, MD (2008-09) ​Scott A. Nemec, DO (2008-09)
​Scott A. Brown, DO (2009-10) Jason T. Nemitz, MD (2010-11)
​Jamey W. Burrow, MD (2009-10) Erik J. Novak, MD, PhD (2008-09)​
Michael A. Campbell, MD (2010-11)​ Jason B. O'Dell, MD (2009-10)​​
Chad Carlson, MD (2010-11)​ Irvin Oh, MD (2008-09)​​
​Gladys Ka Yan Chan, MD (2009-10) Kirstina Olson, MD (2008-09)​
Lan Chen, MD (2010-11)​ Justin D. Orr, MD (2008-09)​​
Brian E. Clowers, MD (2010-11)​ Patrick M. Osborn, MD (2008-09)​​
​Mirylsa Colón, MD (2008-09) ​Richard F. Owens, Jr., MD (2009-10)
​Jennifer J. Connor, MD (2009-10) Joseph Soo Park, MD (2009-10)​
​M. Truitt Cooper, MD (2008-09) Kenneth Park, MD (2008-09)​
​William S. Corey, MD (2008-09) Rhonda L. Parker, DO (2008-09)​
Xan F. Courville, MD (2010-11)​ Amar Patel, MD (2008-09)​​
​Daniel J. Cuttica, DO (2009-10) Jose L. Perez Maldonado, MD (2008-09)​
​David J. Dalstrom, MD (2009-10) Paul G. Peters, MD (2010-11)
​Husam Darwish, MD (2008-09) Alejandro Pino, MD (2010-11)
​Sophia E. Deben, MD (2009-10) John T. Prather, MD (2010-11)
​Premjit S. Deol, DO (2008-09) Ryan M. Putnam, MD (2008-09)​
Sue Deonarian, MD (2010-11)​ Alexander Rabinovich, MD (2009-10)​
​Sarang N. Desai, DO (2008-09) Satheesh K. Ramineni, MD (2009-10)​
Bryan Ding, MD (2010-11)​ Paul A. Rath, MD (2010-11)​
​Jeffrey P. Dombroski, MD (2008-09) Sourendra Raut, MD (2009-10)​
Thomas C. Dowd, MD (2010-11)​ NSP Reddy Cheppalli, MS (Ortho), MRCSEd (UK)  (2010-11)​
​Mark Drakos, MD (2009-10) Keri A. Reese, MD (2008-09)​
​Kent Ellington, MD, MS (2009-10) Vytautas M. Ringus, MD (2009-10)​​
​John Paul Elton, MD (2009-10) Venus R. Rivera, MD (2008-09)​
​Frances D. Faro, MD (2009-10) Paul M. Ryan, MD (2009-10)​
Nicole L. Fetter, MD (2010-11)​ Daniel B. Ryssman, MD (2010-11)​
​Bethany Gallagher, MD (2009-10) Mark Ryzewicz, MD (2010-11)
Kathryn L. Garrels, MD (2010-11)​ Vinayak M. Sathe, MD,  FRCS (Tr&Orth) (2009-10)​​
L. Nathan Gause, MD (2010-11)​ Shane Schutt, MD (2010-11)​
​Laura M.B. Gehrig, MD (2008-09) Nicholas R. Seibert, MD (2009-10)​
​Troy M. Gorman, MD (2009-10) Khalid Shirzad, MD (2009-10)​
​R. Joseph Grierson, DO (2008-09) Sheryl M. Smith, MD (2009-10)​
Jennifer Gurske de Perio, MD (2010-11)​ Benjamin W. Stevens, MD (2009-10)​
Sarah Simone Hanslow, MBBS (2009-10)​ Andrew Steiner, MD (2010-11)
Safet O. Hatic, DO (2010-11)​ Giselle J. Tan, MD (2010-11)​
​Faruk Hatipoglu, MD (2008-09) Corey A. Thompson, MD (2009-10)​
​Jeffrey A. Henning, MD (2008-09) Stephen L. Tocci, MD (2008-09)​
​John D. Hewitt, MD (2009-10) Zachary M. Vaupel, MD (2010-11)
Scott M. Holthusen, MD (2010-11)​ Andrea Veljkovic, MD (2010-11)​
​Kenneth J. Hunt, MD (2008-09) Joseph Carrmichael Vineyard, MD (2010-11)​
Michael Iossi, MD (2010-11)​ James T. Vosseller, MD (2009-10)​​
Mikhail Itingen, DO (2010-11)​ Allison M. Wade, MD (2008-09) (2009-10)​​
Vivek Jagadale, MD (2010-11)​ Adam D. Wagshul, MD (2008-09)​​
​Catherine E. Johnson, MD (2008-09) Brian A.C. Weatherby, MD (2008-09)
​Daniel J. Kelmanovich, MD (2008-09) Kevin S. White, DO (2008-09)​
​Travis J. Kemp, MD (2009-10) Jacob M. Wisbeck, MD (2010-11)
​Carter D. Kiesau, MD (2009-10) Gregory P. Witkowski, MD (2008-09)
​Brian D. Kleiber, MD (2009-10) Scot A. Youngblood, MD (2010-11)
​Alex J. Kline, MD (2009-10) John Zavala, MD (2010-11)​
John H. Kosko, MD (2010-11)​ Monica Zilkoski, MD (2010-11)​
​Mark A. Krahe, DO (2008-09) Alan Zonno, MD (2010-11)
​John Y. Kwon, MD (2009-10) ​
 

 Important Dates

 

Match Timetable

2013 Match for 2014-15 Positions has now closed

Click here for a list of available post-match positions for 2014-15. Please contact the programs directly to apply.

 
 

 Application Process

 

The first step for applicants is to register for the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Match on the San Francisco Match website, www.sfmatch.org.  

 
The SF Match registration fee is $50 and covers the administrative costs of the rank list submission and the match process. Upon registering, the applicant will receive an ID number to be entered on the AOFAS Fellowship Application form.
 
The AOFAS staff administers the application receipt and distribution process. The AOFAS does not charge applicants for this service.  To assist applicants in providing, and fellowship programs in receiving, complete and consistent information, the AOFAS has developed a universal application form and submission process.
 
To Apply:
 
View the Program Profile for information on each fellowship program.  Applicants may contact any program directly to request additional information.

Send to AOFAS:
Send Directly to Programs / to AOFAS:
  • Four letters of reference directly from the referrer

Detailed instructions are on the Application Form.