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Young Physician Fundraising Challenge

 

Young Physicians Stepped Up to the Challenge!

In 2024, the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation Board of Directors and AOFAS Young Physicians Committee challenged early-career AOFAS members to embrace the culture of giving by making a donation to the Foundation. Thank you to our donors for making this challenge a success!

Resident Skills Lab

Gifts to the Young Physician Fundraising Challenge support:

  • Research Grants: Funding of more than $250,000 in 2024, including new grants for residents and early-career researchers. Primary investigators who have not yet received AOFAS research grant funding also earn an additional 10% on their grants' scores.

  • Education: Foot & Ankle Focus and Ask the Expert Webinars, Resident Skills Courses, Annual and Winter Meeting, and Virtual Courses

  • Mentorship: Women's Leadership and DEI Initiatives, Resident Scholarships, Fellowship Scholarships

  • Outreach: Traveling Fellowships, EFAS/AOFAS Exchange Program, Overseas Humanitarian Projects

  • Advocacy for foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons and patients

Read more about how the Foundation utilizes your gifts in the 2023 AOFAS Annual Report.

Make a Gift

How can the Foundation make a difference for YOU? Watch the videos below to hear from AOFAS members.

Matt Conti, MD

Amanda Fantry, MD

Consider joining the Pathway to President's Circle by making an annual gift in the amounts below to reach the Bronze level ($25,000 lifetime total):

  • First 5 years – $100/year ($500 total)

  • 6-10 years – $250/year ($1,250 total)

  • 11-15 years – $500/year ($2,500 total)

  • 16-20 years – $1,500/year ($7,500 total)

  • 21-25 years – $3,000/year ($15,000 total)

Every contribution adds up and helps ensure a strong future for the next generation of foot and ankle orthopaedic surgeons!

Make a Gift

Thank you to the following donors for participating in the 2024 Young Physician Fundraising Challenge!

Current as of January 6, 2025

Antoine S. Acker, MD
Adeshina Adeyemo, MD
Tonya W. An, MD
Albert T. Anastasio, MD
Kivanc Atesok, MD
Lara C. Atwater, MD
Rebekah Belayneh, MD
Rohan Bhimani, MD
Allison L. Boden, MD
Bernard N. Burgesson, MD
Megan L. Campbell, MD
Dwayne Carney, MD, MPH
Kepler A.M. Carvalho, MD
Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD
Caroline Chen, MD
Matthew S. Conti, MD
Canon C. Cornelius, MD
John F. Dankert, MD, PhD
Natalie R. Danna, MD
Samuel E. Ford, MD
Sara H. Galli, MD
Lacey L. Giambulleca, MD
Christopher E. Gross, MD
Theodore T. Guild, MD
Brandon A. Haghverdian, MD
Andrew E. Hanselman, MD
Meghan Hughes, MD, MPH
Amir R. Kachooei, MD, PhD
Tyler D. Kalbac, MD
James A. Lendrum, MD, MPH
Lauren K. Lewis, MD
Jeffrey P. Liles, MD
Philip H. Locker, MD
Naji S. Madi, MD
Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur, MD, PhD

Joseph E. Massaglia Jr., DO
John G. Massoud, MD
Matthew R. McDonald, MD
Tara Moncman, DO
James E. Mueller, DO
Jess H. Mullens, MD
Christopher D. Murawski, MD
Conor N. O'Neill, MD
Trevor D. Ottofaro, MD
Andrew W. Pao, MD
Amit Patel, FRCS(Orth)
Vandan D. Patel, MD
Charles C. Pitts Jr., MD
Deepak Ramanathan, MD
Alexander S. Rascoe, MD
Justin J. Ray, MD
Justin A. Rennard, MD
Gianni Ricci, DO
Ryan M. Ridenour, MD
David E. Ruckle, MD
Ian D. Savage-Elliott, MD
Victoria A. Scala, MD
Alan G. Shamrock, MD
Ademola Shofoluwe, MD
Natalie V. Singer, MD
Brian T. Sleasman, MD
Kenneth S. Smith Jr., MD
Niall A. Smyth, MD
Eugene F. Stautberg III, MD
Paul G. Talusan, MD
Andrew P. Thome Jr., MD
Benjamin D. Umbel, DO
Miqi Wang, MD
Emilie R.C. Williamson, MD
Andrew D. Wohler, MD
Megan R. Wolf, MD