Winter Meeting Program

AOFAS Winter Meeting 2027

February 11-13, 2027
Walt Disney World Swan
Orlando, Florida

Program Chairs:
Matthew S. Conti, MD, and Jensen K. Henry, MD

The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AOFAS designates this live activity for a maximum of 14.0 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.

For more information on AOFAS accreditation and educational policies, visit the Program Overview page.

Program

Click the date below to view that day's schedule. Schedule and program subject to change.

Thursday, February 11   |  Friday, February 12   |  Saturday, February 13

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11

11:00 am – 6:30 pm
Registration/Badge Pickup

1:55 – 2:00 pm
Welcome and Introduction
Matthew S. Conti, MD, and Jensen K. Henry, MD, Program Chairs

2:00 – 3:00 pm
Symposium 1: Forefoot Challenges

Crossover and Dislocated Toes
Paul G. Talusan, MD

Hammertoes: Is PIP Fusion the Only Way?
Emilie R.C. Williamson, MD

Sesamoiditis
TBD

Second Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthritis
TBD

Discussion

3:00 – 4:00 pm
Symposium 2: Hallux Valgus: When It Doesn't Go Well

Revision Hallux Valgus Correction
Christine M. Seaworth, MD

Arthritic Bunions: Do I Need to Fuse Them All?
Megan L. Campbell, MD

Hallux Varus
TBD

Managing Bone Loss After the Medial Eminence Resection
TBD

How I Choose: Lapidus versus Distal Osteotomy
A. Holly Johnson, MD

Discussion

4:00 – 5:00 pm
Paper Session 1

5:00 – 6:00 pm
Symposium 3: Controversies in Trauma

Deltoid Ligament versus Syndesmosis: How Do You Choose?
Jeannie Huh, MD

Are We All Scoping Ankle Fractures Now?
Peter G. Mangone, MD

Geriatric Ankle Fractures: A TTC Isn't the Only Way
Kelly K. Hynes, MD

The Surgery Is Good, but What About the Rehab?
Robert R. Turner, PT, OCS

Discussion

6:00 – 7:30 pm
Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall

* Spouses/partners and children who purchased Guest Tickets may attend

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12

7:00 – 8:00 am
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:00 – 9:00 am
Symposium 4: Progress in PCFD

Should I Avoid the Subtalar Fusion?
Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD

Deltoid Ligament Reconstruction
Irvin Oh, MD

How I Stabilize the Medial Column
TBD

PTT: Save it, or an Unnecessary Pain Generator
TBD

Discussion

9:00 – 10:00 am
Symposium 5: Deformities I Hate Thinking About

Adult Clubfoot/Skewfoot?
Jacob R. Zide, MD

Metatarsus Adductus and Windswept Toes
Cary B. Chapman, MD

The Fused, Undercorrected Flatfoot
Andrea N. Veljkovic, MD, MPH

Anything That Needs a Supramalleolar Osteotomy
Jaeyoung Kim, MD

Discussion

10:00 – 10:30 am
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:30 – 11:30 am
Symposium 6: Hurt or Injured? Issues in Sports

Navicular Fractures
Joseph S. Park, MD

Chronic Achilles Tendon Ruptures
Daniel D. Bohl, MD, MPH

Syndesmosis
Gregory R. Waryasz, MD

Lisfranc Injuries in the Athlete
TBD

Discussion

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Paper Session 2

12:30 – 1:15 pm
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:15 – 2:15 pm
Paper Session 3

2:15 – 3:15 pm
Symposium 7: Great Saves: A Symposium on Revision Cases

3:15 – 4:45 pm
Happy Hour Reception

* Spouses/partners and children who purchased Guest Tickets may attend

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13

7:00 – 8:00 am
Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall 

8:00 – 9:00 am
Symposium 8: TARs Are (Usually) My Happiest Patients

Imaging Modalities for Painful Total Ankle Replacements
Phillip G. Colucci, MD

Failed Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Karl M. Schweitzer Jr., MD

Single versus Double Stage Revision for Infection
Brian M. Weatherford, MD

I Wish I Had Fused
Evan M. Loewy, MD

Discussion

9:00 – 10:00 am
Paper Session 4

10:00 – 10:30 am
Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:30 – 11:30 am
Symposium 9: Pearls in Practice Management

Improving Revenue Flows
Daniel K. Moon, MD, MS, MBA

How to Best Use Your APP
John S. Lewis Jr., MD

How to Balance Resident/Fellow Teaching and a Busy Practice
Tyler A. Gonzalez, MD, MBA

Making the Most of Ancillary Services
TBD

Discussion

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Symposium 10: Misery Loves Company: Charcot and Infection Cases

12:30 pm
Adjourn