Annual Meeting


IN-PERSON Meeting Program

 

AOFAS Annual Meeting 2025

September 10-13, 2025
Savannah Convention Center
Savannah, Georgia, USA

AOFAS President: David B. Thordarson, MD
Program Chairs: Samuel B. Adams, MD, and Tonya L. Dixon, MD, MPH
Pre-Meeting Chairs: Tyler A. Gonzalez, MD, MBA, and Jonathan R.M. Kaplan, MD

 

 

The schedule below is for people attending Annual Meeting IN PERSON in Savannah. If you plan to watch Annual Meeting online, please see the Virtual Program page.


Click on the links below to explore the schedule by program or date. 

 

Wednesday, September 10


Thursday, September 11


Friday, September 12

Saturday, September 13

 

Schedule, faculty, and topics subject to change. All sessions held at the Savannah Convention Center unless noted otherwise.

 

The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education (CME) for physicians. AOFAS designates the live Pre-Meeting Course for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ and the blended Scientific Session (live activity and enduring materials), for a maximum of 35.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery's Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABOS credit.

In-person attendees may claim up to 35.0 continuing education credits total for the Scientific Session (Thursday-Saturday program): 15.25 credits are available in person and can be claimed as a live activity, and an additional 19.75 credits are available on-demand only and claimed as an enduring activity. Credits can be claimed within the same form, upon completion of all educational programming (live and enduring).


Tuesday, September 10


2:00 – 6:00 pm

Registration/Badge Pick-up

 


Wednesday, September 10
Pre-Meeting Course: Small Incisions, Big Results: MIS to the MAX


6:30 am – 5:00 pm

Registration/Badge Pick-up


6:30 – 7:00 am

Breakfast


6:55 – 7:00 am 

Welcome and Introduction
Tyler A. Gonzalez, MD, MBA, and Jonathan R.M. Kaplan, MD, Pre-Meeting Chairs


7:00 – 8:00 am
 

Symposium 1: Where It All Began... The Bunion

Historical Perspective on MIS Hallux Valgus

PelCO

Soup to Nuts HV

MIS Lapidus

Revision

Questions/Case Discussion

 

8:00 – 9:00 am 

Symposium 2: The Rest of the Forefoot: What No One Wants to Deal With

Hammertoes & Crossover Toes

DMMO & Bunionette

Metatarsus Adductus: TMT Fusion or Basilar Osteotomy

Hallux Rigidus: Osteotomize the MT to Offload the Arthritis

Cheilectomy with Scope

Questions/Case Discussion

 

9:00 – 10:00 am 

Rapid Fire Round Table

Starting MIS While Starting a Practice

You CAN Teach an Old DAWG New Tricks: My Key Pearls for Starting Later on in Practice

International MIS: Key Differences & Similarities

Effectively Teaching MIS

Doing Research in MIS

Questions/Case Discussion

 

10:00 – 10:30 am

Break


10:30 am – noon

Symposium 3: Sports

Insertional Achilles: Let's Focus on the Tendon

Insertional Achilles: Let's Leave the Tendon Alone

Achilles Ruptures: Suture Repair versus Anchor Into the Heel

Achilles Ruptures: If It's Chronic, Do an Endoscopic Transfer

Peroneal Tendoscopy & Endoscopic Fibular Groove Deepening

All Inside Ankle Lateral Ligament Repair/Reconstruction

Questions/Case Discussion

 

Noon – 1:30 pm

Lunch and Industry Symposia

 

1:30 – 2:30 pm 

Symposium 4: MIS Fusion and Beyond

MTP

Doubles & Triples

Ankle

Biplanar Midfoot Osteotomy & Fusions MIS… Pins to Jigs

Questions/Case Discussion

 

2:30 – 3:30 pm 

Symposium 5: Deformity: Cavus, PCFD, and Charcot

MIS TTC Fusions: Varus, Valgus… It Doesn't Matter, I Have the Answer for You

Ultra MIS On Diabetic Feet

Cavovarus/CMT: It's Not Charcot but It's Still a Tough Deformity

EBM Review: Proximal Medial Gastrocnemius Recession

MIS Techniques in PCFD

Questions/Case Discussion

 

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Symposium 6: Trauma

Deformity Correction in Acute & Chronic Settings: I Got a Hammer, What's My Nail?

Ankle Fractures: Fibula Nails, Perc Screws & Other MIS Tools I Love

Fix the Calc Acutely with Small Incisions

Deltoid & AITFL Arthroscopically

Questions/Case Discussion

 

4:30 – 6:00 pm

Welcome Reception (Exhibit Hall)

 

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Wednesday, September 10
Resident Program


6:30 am – 5:00 pm

Registration/Badge Pick-up


7:00 – 8:00 am

Breakfast

 

8:00 – 10:00 am

Didactic Program

 

10:00 am – noon

Hands-On Sawbones Lab

Attendees will be divided into groups to practice foot & ankle procedures on Sawbones.

 

Noon – 1:30 pm

Lunch and Industry Symposia

 

1:30 – 4:30 pm

Case Discussion

Attendees will be divided into groups based on year in training for roundtable case discussions.

 

4:30 – 6:00 pm

Welcome Reception (Exhibit Hall)

 

6:30 – 9:30 pm

Resident Scholars/Mentors Event (by invitation only)

 

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Wednesday, September 10
Allied Health Practitioner Program


6:30 am – 5:00 pm

Registration/Badge Pick-up


7:00 – 8:00 am

Breakfast

 

8:00 – 9:00 am

Symposium 1

 

9:00 – 10:15 am

Symposium 2

 

10:15 – 10:30 am

Break

 

10:30 am – noon

Symposium 3

 

Following the program, attendees may join the Pre-Meeting Course.


4:30 – 6:00 pm

Welcome Reception (Exhibit Hall)

 

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Wednesday, September 10
Research Scholar Program

 

NEW THIS YEAR! This educational program invites orthopaedic researchers—including the inaugural class of AOFAS Research Scholars—to learn from leading research scientists and explore opportunities to investigate questions specific to foot and ankle orthopaedics. Open to all meeting attendees.


6:30 am – 5:00 pm

Registration/Badge Pick-up

 

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Symposium 1

 

1:30 – 2:30 pm

Symposium 2

 

2:30 – 3:30 pm

Symposium 3

 

3:30 – 4:30 pm

Symposium 4

 


4:30 – 6:00 pm

Welcome Reception (Exhibit Hall)

 

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Thursday, September 11

Scientific Session


6:30 am – 5:00 pm

Registration/Check-in

 

7:00 – 8:00 am

CONCURRENT PAPER SESSIONS

 

8:00 – 9:00 am

Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall


8:55 – 9:00 am

Welcome and Introduction
Samuel B. Adams, MD, and Tonya L. Dixon, MD, MPH, Program Chairs

 

9:00 – 10:00 am

Symposium 1: Kenneth A. Johnson Symposium on Controversies in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Guest Nation Recognition and Introduction of the Kenneth Johnson Speaker
David B. Thordarson, MD

Kenneth Johnson International Speaker: Caio A. Nery, MD, PhD

Dr. Nery is an internationally renowned thought leader in foot and ankle pathology. He is an associate professor at the Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil, a past president of FLAMeCiPP (Latin American Foot and Ankle Society) and ABTPé (Brazilian Foot and Ankle Society), and a past Board member of IFFAS (International Federation of Foot & Ankle Societies).

Questions/Case Discussion

 

10:00 – 11:00 am

Foundation Update and Awards

 

11:00 – 11:45 am

CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA


Symposium 2A: Don't Forget the Forefoot... Although These Problems Make Us Want to

My Big Toe Hurts but I Absolutely Don't Want a Fusion: Is There Still a Role for MTP Resurfacing or Arthroplasty in 2025?

Treatment of Metatarsalgia: Why Can't You Just Inject Some of My Fat in There?

My Toe Is Stiff and Sticking Up and I'm Not Happy: Revision Hammertoe Correction Strategies

Questions/Case Discussion

 

Symposium 2B: Complex Deformity Correction: Tips and Techniques to Achieve Optimal Alignment

Triple Arthrodesis in PCFD

There's Still Pain and Deformity: Techniques for Revision Triple Arthrodesis

Ankle and Hindfoot Realignment for TTC Arthrodesis

Questions/Case Discussion

 

11:45 am – 12:30 pm

Lunch/Ask the Expert

 

11:45 am – 1:15 pm

Fellowship Fair

Meet directors and faculty from Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Fellowship Programs in an informal setting.

 

12:30 – 1:30 pm

CONCURRENT PAPER SESSIONS

 

1:30 – 2:00 pm

Break/Poster Presentations in the Exhibit Hall

 

2:00 – 3:30 pm

CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA


Symposium 3A: Research Forum

Research Speaker: John C. Elfar, MD

Dr. Elfar is the chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson. Previously, he served as the founding director of the Center for Orthopaedic Research and Translational Science at Pennsylvania State University. His research focuses on trauma-related injuries and drug repurposing for multi-tissue regenerative medicine.

Questions/Case Discussion

 

Symposium 3B: Practice Management Forum: The First 10 Years in Practice: How to Be Efficient

Questions/Case Discussion

 

3:30 – 4:30 pm

CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA


Symposium 4A: Techniques of the Masters: Ankle

My Most Complicated Ankle Case and How I Dealt With It

Questions/Case Discussion

 

Symposium 4B: Bunions Behaving Badly: Revision Hallux Valgus Correction Strategies

Give Me One More Chance at an Osteotomy: Revision Metatarsal and Phalanx Osteotomies

It's an MTP Joint Problem, So Just Fuse It

The Deformity Was Never Corrected at the Origin, Now It's Time to Do a Lapidus

Questions/Case Discussion

 

4:30 – 6:00 pm

Industry Symposia

 

6:00 – 7:00 pm

Foundation Reception (by invitation only)

 

7:00 – 8:00 pm

Women's Leadership Reception

Support for this event is provided by Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.

 

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Thursday, September 11

Medical Student Program

Support for this program is provided by Stryker.

 

10:00 – 10:30 am

Welcome and Overview of Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Surgery Careers

 

10:30 – 11:30 am

Orthopaedic Power Tools Lab

 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Lunch and Q&A with Faculty on Navigating Residency and Fellowship

 

12:30 – 2:00 pm

Hands-On Sawbones Lab

 

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Friday, September 12
Scientific Session


6:30 am – 5:00 pm

Registration/Check-in


7:00 – 8:30 am

Industry Symposia


7:30 – 8:30 am

Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

 

8:30 – 9:30 am

CONCURRENT PAPER SESSIONS

 

9:30 – 10:15 am

Break/Poster Presentations in the Exhibit Hall

 

10:30 – 11:00 am
Keynote Speaker: Valerie Montgomery Rice, MD

Dr. Montgomery Rice is a renowned infertility specialist, researcher, and health equity advocate who currently serves as the president and CEO of Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Her previous roles include founding director of the Center for Women's Health Research at Meharry Medical College, one of the nation's first research centers devoted to studying diseases that disproportionately impact women of color.

 

11:00 – 11:15 am

Business Meeting (AOFAS Active Members only)

 

11:15 am – 12:15 pm

CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA


Symposium 5A: The Talus Is So Frustrating I: Osteochondral Lesions

Microfracture Still Works in 2025

I Microfractured and It Failed: What's Next?

You All Keep Fooling Around With the Cartilage, but This Is a Bony Problem

Questions/Case Discussion

 

Symposium 5B: How to Succeed at Charcot Reconstruction

My Algorithm and Treatment Strategies for Ankle Charcot

My Algorithm and Treatment Strategies for Midfoot Charcot

It Gets Worse: This Patient Has Ankle and Midfoot Charcot

Questions/Case Discussion

 

12:15 – 1:00 pm

Lunch/Ask the Expert

 

1:00 – 2:00 pm

CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA


Symposium 6A: Techniques of the Masters: Hindfoot

My Most Complicated Hindfoot Case and How I Dealt With It

Questions/Case Discussion

 

Symposium 6B: Total Ankle Arthroplasty I: Associated Deformities

How to Deal with Underlying Foot Deformities

How I Address Varus Ankle Deformity in TAR

How I Address Valgus Ankle Deformity in TAR

Questions/Case Discussion

 

2:00 – 2:45 pm
Presidential Keynote Speaker: Howard J. Donner, MD

Dr. Donner is one of the leading voices of wilderness medicine and an experienced expert in remote medical care. He is the co-author of The Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine, and has served as a staff physician for the Himalayan Rescue Association, a rescue doctor on Mt. McKinley in Alaska, the expedition physician on the first American ascent of Kangchenjunga, and a medical operations consultant for NASA.

 

2:45 – 3:45 pm

Presidential Remarks and Award Presentations

 

3:45 – 4:45 pm

CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA


Symposium 7A: Ankle Fractures Are Not Just Plates and Screws

Syndesmosis and Ankle Ligament Repair in the Setting of Ankle Fractures

Wait, You Are Using a TTC Nail to Treat an Ankle Fracture?

Can We Trust Intramedullary Fixation of Fibula Fractures?

Questions/Case Discussion

 

Symposium 7B: The Talus Is So Frustrating II: Talus AVN

The AVN Isn't That Bad, Just Do a TAR

Total Talus for AVN: Why Not?

I Don't Trust Modern Witchcraft: Fusion Is the Only Option

Questions/Case Discussion

 

4:45 – 5:45 pm

CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA


Symposium 8A: Sports Shorts I: Treatment of Instabilities Around the Ankle

The Treatment of Syndesmosis Instability in the Athlete

Treatment of Chronic Ankle Instability

Is Subtalar Instability Real and How Do I Diagnose and Treat It?

Questions/Case Discussion

 

Symposium 8B: Techniques of the Masters: Midfoot

My Most Complicated Midfoot Case and How I Dealt With It

Questions/Case Discussion

 

5:45 – 6:45 pm

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Reception 

Support for this event is provided by Stryker.


6:45 – 9:00 pm

Celebrate Savannah
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Harborside Ballroom

 

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Saturday, September 13
Scientific Session


6:30 – 10:00 am

Registration/Check-in


6:00 – 7:00 am

Breakfast

 

7:00 – 8:00 am

CONCURRENT PAPER SESSIONS

 

8:00 – 9:00 am

CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA


Symposium 9A: Total Ankle Arthroplasty II: Maybe I Shouldn't Have Done It

Management of the Infected Total Ankle Replacement

Management of the Painful Total Ankle Replacement

When and How to Perform Revision Ankle Replacement

Salvage It With 3D Printing

Questions/Case Discussion

 

Symposium 9B: Finally, a Session Dedicated to the Painful Peroneal Tendons

How to Assess the Peroneal Tendons on MRI, Ultrasound, and Tendoscopy

Have I Had Success with Biologic Adjuncts to Tendon Healing?

Treatment of Recurrent Dislocating Peroneal Tendons

Treatment of Refractory Peroneal Tendon Pain: Is It Time for a Transfer or Allograft?

Questions/Case Discussion

 

9:00 – 9:45 am

CONCURRENT SYMPOSIA


Symposium 10A: Techniques of the Masters: Forefoot

My Most Complicated Forefoot Case and How I Dealt With It

Questions/Case Discussion

 

Symposium 10B: Sports Shorts II: Arthroscopy

Ankle Arthroscopy: In the Office or in the OR?

Upside Down Thinking: How to Treat Osteochondral Lesions of the TIBIA

Techniques for Achilles, Peroneal, and FDL Tendoscopy

Questions/Case Discussion

 

9:45 – 10:30 am

CONCURRENT PAPER SESSIONS

 

10:30 – 11:00 am

Break

 

11:00 am – noon

Symposium 11: The Grand Finale: Total Ankle Replacement Tips and Techniques from the Masters

**This session does not offer CME credit**

 

Noon
Adjourn

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