Ask the Expert

Hosted by the AOFAS Young Physicians Committee, Ask the Expert is a live, online event featuring respected leaders in the orthopaedic foot and ankle community. This event is open exclusively to AOFAS members.

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Ask the Experts: Nasef Mohamed Nasef, MD, and Eric Giza, MD

Special International Ask the Expert!

Saturday, May 10
10:00 – 11:30 am US Central Time (UTC-5)
5:00 – 6:30 pm European Central Time (UTC+1)

Nasef Mohamed Nasef, MD, is Professor of Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Reconstructive Surgery at Cairo University. He specializes in orthopaedic reconstructive foot and ankle surgeries, sports injuries, and joint deformity correction. Dr. Nasef's special field of interest is orthopaedic sports-related injuries and their treatment using sophisticated advanced arthroscopic and minimally invasive techniques with the aim of restoring damaged articular surfaces, bones, ligaments, and tendons back to their normal status. Another field of interest and practice is the use of minimally invasive techniques to correct a whole spectrum of foot and ankle pathologies.

Eric Giza, MD, is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief of the UC Davis Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Service, and Co-Director of the UCD/Reno Orthopaedics Foot & Ankle Fellowship. He specializes in minimally invasive arthroscopy and complex reconstruction of the foot and ankle. Dr. Giza is a former collegiate soccer player and has served as an assistant team physician for the United States Soccer Federation. Currently, he serves as an official team physician for the Sacramento Republic FC professional men's soccer team. Dr. Giza’s research interests include cartilage transplantation, arthroscopic approaches to lateral ligament stabilization, and Achilles tendon repair.

Get advice from Drs. Nasef and Giza on your toughest cases and questions! To participate, register for the event on the AOFAS OnDemand Education Center, post your case under the "Discussion" tab, and get ready to share your case for review during the live event. Please remember to keep all films and MRIs HIPAA compliant. If you do not have a case or question, you can still register and join the live discussion.

Educational Objectives

At the conclusion of this webinar, you will be able to:

• Present foot and ankle clinical challenges for review and discussion

• Identify ways to avoid potential complications in foot and ankle procedures

• Describe and apply current research in foot and ankle disorders to improve patient care

• Immediately apply practical solutions to clinical practice

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. The AOFAS designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 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 education policies, visit the Program Overview page.

Faculty Disclosures

Nasef Mohamed Nasef, MD

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Eric Giza, MD

• Nothing to Disclose