Foot and Ankle Challenges

Gregory C. Berlet, MD
Gregory C. Berlet, MD
​For Immediate Release
Contact:  Elaine Leighton 
(847-384-4383) eleighton@aofas.org 
 

Top AOFAS Specialty Day Program

 
ROSEMONT, IL, February 7 – The foot and ankle challenges in every surgeons practice is the focus of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society's (AOFAS) Specialty Day program on Saturday, February 11 from 7:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Moscone Convention Center, Moscone West, Room 2005 in San Francisco. 

Leading national and international orthopaedic surgeons specializing in foot and ankle surgery will participate in the program which consists of invited talks with a complications theme along with original research presentations, spotlights on surgical techniques, current concepts and journal club discussions.  Program Chair, Gregory C. Berlet, MD of Columbus, Ohio will preside over the program.  
Specialty Day program highlights include lectures on: 
 
  • Motor Sports Injuries:  Understanding the Mechanism and Picking up the Pieces
    Invited Speaker:  D. Kevin Scheid, MD, Indianapolis, Indiana 
  • Definition of a Complication:  Is it in the Eye of the Beholder?
    Invited Speaker: Alastair S.E. Younger, MBChB, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Reconstructing Soft Tissue Defects of the Foot and Ankle:  The Ortho Plastic Approach
    Invited Speaker:  L. Scott Levin, MD, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Patients as Partners:  Opportunities for Self-Management 
    Invited Speaker:  David C. Ring, MD, PhD, Boston, Massachusetts
The program also features focused symposia on: Articular Complications of Ankle Fractures; Syndesmosis; Calcaneal Fractures; Sports; Ankle Fusion; Ankle Arthroplasty; Bunions; Hammertoes; Flatfoot as well as corresponding original research papers.
Press badges are required to cover the program.  Media may register in the AAOS Press Office located in Room 224 of the Moscone Convention Center.  For additional information please contact Peggy Reilly, Outreach Programs Manager, 847-384-4379 prior to February 9 or onsite at 847-894-1388.
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About the AOFAS
The AOFAS promotes quality, ethical and cost-effective patient care through education, research and training of orthopaedic surgeons and other health care providers. It creates public awareness for the prevention and treatment of foot and ankle disorders, provides leadership, and serves as a resource for government, industry and the national and international health care community.​

About Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeons are medical doctors (MD and DO) who specialize in the diagnosis, care, and treatment of patients with disorders of the musculoskeletal system of the foot and ankle. This includes the bones, joints, ligaments, muscles tendons, nerves, and skin. Orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeons use medical, physical, and rehabilitative methods as well as surgery to treat patients of all ages. They perform reconstructive procedures, treat sports injuries, and manage and treat trauma of the foot and ankle.Orthopaedic foot and ankle surgeons work with physicians of many other specialties, including internal medicine, pediatrics, vascular surgery, endocrinology, radiology, anesthesiology, and others. Medical school curriculum and post-graduate training provides the solid clinical background necessary to recognize medical problems, admit patients to a hospital when necessary, and contribute significantly to the coordination of care appropriate for each patient.