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FINAL PROGRAM 2021 ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | LAS VEGAS, NV TUESDAY, MAY 18 – FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2021
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Welcome home…ACFAS 2021!
Nearly 1,000 DPMs will call Las Vegas home this week for what has unquestionably
become the profession’s leading educational and networking event - the ACFAS Annual
Scientific Conference.
It’s easy to see why!
䡲 Highly-focused courses featuring the best and brightest in our profession
䡲 Award-winning research, papers, posters and case-studies
䡲 26 CME hours (Certificates available online after June 30, 2021 at acfas.org)
䡲 State-of-the-art technology
Thanh L. Dinh, DPM,
䡲 And exhibits of tomorrow’s innovative products
FACFAS
President Take advantage of all these program features to maximize your experience this week. And,
visit the ACFAS Member Center to see the many services that the College can offer you,
including:
䡲 The ACFAS Logo Store
䡲 ACFAS On Demand e-Learning portal
䡲 Practice Marketing Tools, including the FootHealthFacts.org website — link your practice
to our patient education website
䡲 Surgical Techniques Videos Series
䡲 Daily Prize Drawing Winners — scan to win in the exhibit hall and see the daily prizes and
winners listed here
䡲 And much more!
Naohiro Shibuya, Only ACFAS can deliver this collective wisdom to you. Our goal is that you’ll return to your
DPM, MS, FACFAS practice refreshed and reenergized — ready to implement new skills that will promote
Conference Chair superior care for your patients!
Thanh L. Dinh, DPM, FACFAS Naohiro Shibuya, DPM, MS, FACFAS
President Conference Chair
Contents
Letter from President and Conference Chair ................................1 Exhibitors...................................................................................................33
Celebrating Safely.....................................................................................2 Poster Exhibits .......................................................................................42
Region Presidents Schedule ................................................................3 Speakers ....................................................................................................60
2021 Strategic Partners ..........................................................................4 Past Presidents ........................................................................................67
Convention Center Floorplan...............................................................5 Learning Objectives .............................................................................68
Hotel/Travel Information........................................................................6 General Information/Future Annual Conferences ...................69
Special Events/Exposition 2021 ..........................................................7 Strategic Compass.................................................................................70
Schedule-at-a-Glance ............................................................................8 ACFAS Staff List .....................................................................................70
Course Information by Day (Tuesday) ...........................................10 Celebrating College Fellowship ........................................................73
Course Information by Day (Wednesday) ....................................14 The 2021-22 Board of Directors........................................................75
Course Information by Day (Thursday)..........................................21 The 2021 Conference Program Committee ................................76
Course Information by Day (Friday)...............................................25
Exhibit Hall Floor Plan ..........................................................................32
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C E L E B RATI N G SA F ELY
Welcome Home to ACFAS 2021! We believe it’s time for us to celebrate all that we’ve been
through this past year. Abiding by state and local guidelines and with our own precautions
in place, we intend to thoughtfully move forward with an in-person event. Not only will
ACFAS be implementing their own health and safety protocols, but the Mandalay Bay
Convention Center also has one of their own.
Here are some of the many things Working with medical experts, the Mandalay Bay
ACFAS will be doing to help provide and the MGM Resorts team has developed a
for your safety at ACFAS 2021: comprehensive plan to welcome back guests.
Here is an overview of their Seven-Point Safety
䡲 We are implementing a safer registration check-in Plan.
experience, including the following:
Mandalay Bay 7-Point Safety Plan
䡲 Contactless registration.
1. Screening, Temperature Checks & Employee
䡲 A ramped-up cleaning process for badge kiosks. Training: Extensive employee protocols have
䡲 Marked lines to have attendees 6 feet apart. been put in place including screening questions,
employee temperature checks and training
䡲 ACFAS staff, including temps, will wear masks. programs on health and safety protocols.
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
䡲 Education sessions will be set up to allow 6 feet 2. Mandatory Masks & Personal Protective
between chairs. Equipment (PPE): Employees are required to
䡲 Larger aisle ways and one-way aisles will be wear an approved mask while working at one of
defined when necessary, including, but not limited our properties. Gloves will continue to be worn
to, in the exhibit hall, registration, receptions, etc. by employees who require them to do their jobs.
䡲 Food and beverages will be provided in 3. Physical Distancing: We have implemented 6-
a no-contact way. foot physical distancing policies throughout the
resort with floor guides. When spacing isn’t
䡲 Hand sanitizer will be available for attendees to use feasible, we have mitigated with plexiglass
throughout the Convention Center and hotel. barriers, face shields or clear signage.
䡲 There will be a contactless way to ask questions 4. Handwashing & Enhanced Sanitation: Guests will
without touching microphones during educational find easy access to handwashing stations and
sessions. hand sanitizer throughout the property. Staff
䡲 ACFAS is giving in-person attendees access to have increased the amount of routine cleaning,
the ACFAS 2021 Digital Portal—which will include with a focus on high-touch surfaces using
next-day access to session recordings. Need a cleaning products that meet EPA guidelines.
break or just not feeling well? You can view 5. HVAC Controls and Air Quality: Rigorous
sessions from the comfort of your hotel room. measures have been taken to provide as much
outside air circulation as possible. All guest
rooms are equipped with air filters that meet or
exceed published standards.
6. Incident Response Protocols: In the unfortunate
event a guest or employee tests positive for the
virus, we will activate protocols and leverage
our trained staff to respond quickly so that
exposed areas are thoroughly sanitized.
7. Digital Innovations: Several aspects of the guest
experience have been reimagined through
technology. We are putting the arrival
experience into the hands of the customers,
enabling them to complete the check-in process
themselves, from beginning to end.
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ACFAS REGION MEETINGS
AT THE ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
Virtual ACFAS Region Meetings
ACFAS Regions are Zooming for 2021! All College Members and ACFAS Student Club Members are invited to attend
their local Region Meetings via Zoom. Meetings are scheduled to be held evenings in May, either the week before or the
week after the ACFAS Annual Scientific Conference in Las Vegas. Meetings are one hour in length.
Meeting agendas include new Region CME programming, support of local research, plans for the upcoming year and
open officer positions. Also, all members who attend their meeting will be placed in a raffle to win one of two $100
Amazon gift cards.
You can register for your Region’s Membership Meeting by visiting acfas.org/Regional-Divisions/Virtual-Region-
Meetings-2021 or via their individual Region webpages. We hope to see you there!
Region Presidents
Alan A. MacGill, DPM, FACFAS Jeff Baker, DPM, FACFAS
Region Presidents Council (RPC) Chair Midwest Region
IL, IA, MN, MO, WI
Frederick S. Mechanik, DPM, FACFAS Robert Fridman, DPM, FACFAS
Big West Region Northeast Region
AB, AZ, CO, ID, KS, MT, NE, NV, NM, ND, SD, UT, WY CT, ME, MA, NH, NY, ON, QC, RI, VT
Mark Mendeszoon, DPM, FACFAS Amol Saxena, DPM, FACFAS
Great Lakes Region Pacific Region
IN, KY, MI, OH AK, BC, CA, GU, HI, OR, WA
Lacey D. Clawson, DPM, FACFAS Andre M. Williams, DPM, FACFAS
Gulf States Region Southeast Region
AL, AR, LA, MS, OK, TX FL, GA, PR
Erin Robles-Sherman, DPM, FACFAS Adam M. Budny, DPM, FACFAS
Mid-Atlantic Region Tri-State Region
MD, NC, SC, TN, VA, DC, WV DE, NJ, PA
Virtual ACFAS Region Meetings Dates and Times
Monday, May 10 Tuesday, May 11 Wednesday, May 12 Monday, May 24 Tuesday, May 25
6–7pm CT 6–7pm CT 8-9pm ET 7-8pm ET 7-8pm ET
Gulf States Region Midwest Region Mid-Atlantic Region Tri-State Region Southeast Region
acfas.org/gulfstatesregion acfas.org/midwestregion acfas.org/midatlanticregion acfas.org/tristateregion acfas.org/southeastregion
8-9pm ET 8-9pm ET 6-7pm PT 6-7pm MT
Great Lakes Region Northeast Region Pacific Region Big West Region
acfas.org/greatlakesregion acfas.org/northeastregion acfas.org/pacificregion acfas.org/bigwestregion
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ACFAS 2021 Annual Scientific Conference in Las Vegas—
“Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas”, a legendary city. Whether
it is the captivating sessions, hands-on workshops, or
reconnecting with colleagues, it all awaits you at ACFAS 2021
here in Las Vegas!
Register today and join us at the #1 rated foot and Hotel Information
ankle surgical conference at the Mandalay Bay
An onPeak representative will be on-site
Convention Center! The ACFAS annual conference
Monday and Tuesday to help answer any
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
offers a wide range of topics so there is something
questions.
for everyone, highly respected faculty, and the
opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills,
you don’t want to miss out on this once a year What to Wear
learning experience.
Business casual attire is ideal for ACFAS
events. Average May highs are at 90
Getting There/Airport Shuttle degrees and average lows are 50 degrees.
Easy to get to and from by air with numerous daily
flights. The McCarran International Airport is a 10-
minute taxi ride to the strip. Uber and Lyft are $12-15,
or taxi fare is approximately $25.
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Special Events
Tuesday, May 18
6:15 – 7:30 pm
The Premier Connection—Opening Event
Sponsored in part by In2Bones
Travel back to the Roaring 20’s and meet your friends at the Welcome Home
Speakeasy before heading out to dinner! Join classmates, colleagues, and new
friends, while enjoying an assortment of 20s-themed beverages, snacks, and live
music! Bring your best feather boa, it’ll be the bee’s knees! Don’t forget the
password!
Wednesday, May 19
12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm
ACFAS Honors and Awards Ceremony
Congratulate your colleagues who win Manuscript, Poster, Honor and Merit
Awards. The year’s best research which offers award-winning solutions will be
recognized.
Tuesday, May 18 and Wednesday, May 19
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
Poster Grand Rounds — Meet Scientific Poster Authors
Don’t miss the profession’s largest scientific poster display with award-winning
research studies from around the world. Authors are encouraged to be at their
display to answer questions on Tuesday and Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:00 pm.
Posters, with audio voice-overs, are also available on the ACFAS 2021 Digital
Portal!
ACFAS 2021 Digital Portal
New this year, everyone who registers for the conference will get access to the
ACFAS 2021 Digital Portal. From this secure website, you will be able to access
supplemental content. You will also be able to access the recordings of select
sessions. Look for sessions with the computer icon to know which sessions
we will be recording!
EXPOSITION
Come join us in the Exhibit Hall!
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 | 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday, May 20, 2021 | 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Refreshment Breaks and Lunch are complimentary each day
Prize Drawings each day scan the items that interest you
SCAN BADGES (morning and afternoon breaks) to record
attendance at educational sessions and for CME credit
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Schedule -AT-A-GLANCE
Time Tuesday, May 18 Wednesday, May 19
6:30 am – 5:00 pm Registration Registration
7:30 – 9:30 am 7:30 – 8:30 am 7:30 – 9:30 am
Instructional Courses 1. Trauma on Trial 12. Achilles Tendon: From the Acute
2. Discoveries from > 10 Years Rupture to the Chronic Challenge
Follow-Ups (What the Textbook 13. OCD About Surgical Indications?
Didn’t Teach You) What Works for Which OCD?
8:45 - 10:00 am 14. Going All In on Peri-Op
3. Opening General Session Management
Speaker: ZDoggMD
9:30 – 10:00 am 10:00 – 10:30 am
Break Break in Exhibit Hall/Scan for CME Break in Exhibit Hall/Scan for CME
10:00 am – 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 15. Latest in Rearfoot Surgery
Instructional Courses 4. International Hallux Valgus 16. Latest in Ankle Surgery
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
Symposium
17. Latest in High-Risk Foot and Ankle
5. A Chip and a Chair Cavus Deformities Surgery
6. Plantar Plate Debate 18. Latest in Forefoot Surgery
19. PICA — Trending Now: Complex Claims
Podiatric Physicians & Surgeons Face Today
12:00 – 1:00 pm ACFAS Honors and Awards Ceremony
12:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall Lunch in Exhibit Hall
2:00 – 3:30 pm 7. Bunions Gone Wild! 20. Ankle Fractures: When to Hold
Educational Programs
8. Pearls for the Advanced Arthroscopist Em’, When to Fold Em’
9. Military Session CANCELED 21. No Limit Hallux Debate
22. Midfoot Craps: Dealing with
Difficult Roles of the Dice
3:30 – 4:00 pm Break in Exhibit Hall/Scan for CME Break in Exhibit Hall/Scan for CME
4:00 – 6:00 pm 10. Syndesmotic Injury: Is It Something 23. Hammering Down a Solution to
Educational Programs We See or Does it See Us? Hammertoes
11. A Fresh Look at Diabetic 24. Pain Management Royale
Foot and Ankle Reconstruction 25. Recon Madness Final Four
8Monday, May 17
Coding & Billing
Resident’s Day
Conference Registration: 1:00 – 6:00 pm
Thursday, May 20 Friday, May 21
Registration
7:30 – 9:30 am 7:30 – 8:00 am
26. Don’t Take a Gamble on Infection Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 am (1 hour) 8:00 – 10:00 am
27. Luck Be a Lisfranc 38. Tell Me I’m Wrong:
8:30 – 9:30 am (1 hour)
Complications Case Panel
28. Medial Ankle Management
7:30 – 9:30 am
29. Total Ankle Roulette:
Improving the Odds of Winning
10:00 – 10:15 am
Break in Exhibit Hall/Scan for CME Break/Scan for CME
30. Case Complications that Need 10:15 am – 12:15 pm
a Little Lady Luck 39. Newer May NOT Be Better
31. Lateral Ankle Instability
Exposed: Video and
Technique Session
ACCREDITATION:
32. “I Was Scared to Come In”:
Management of Neglected Fractures The American College of Foot and
Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) is approved
by the Council on Podiatric Medical
Education as a provider of
Lunch in Exhibit Hall continuing education in podiatric
33. Geriatrics Are Not Just Older Adults medicine. The ACFAS has approved
this activity for a maximum of
34. Pediatrics are Not Just Younger
Adults: Pediatric Trauma 26 continuing education
35. Athletes Are Not Just contact hours.
Active Adults: Cutting Edge
Sports—New Therapies CALIFORNIA
RADIOLOGY CREDIT:
Every hour of lecture in scientific
Break/Scan for CME
sessions can confer up to 0.5 hour
36. Flatfoot Trifecta— of radiology credit.
Navigating through the
Buffet of Procedures
ATTENDANCE AND
37. This Is How I Dealt with My TAR CME CREDITS SCANNING:
Failure
Attendance at this conference and
CME credits will be recorded
electronically by scanning the
barcode on the front of your badge.
Four (4) scanning stations will be in
the Exhibit Hall during morning and
afternoon breaks Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday morning.
Thursday afternoon and Friday
morning badge scanners will be in
the lobby break area.
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7:30 – 8:30 am 7:30 – 8:30 am 8:00 – 8:10 am
1 Trauma on Trial 2 Discoveries from > 10 >10 Years of Revision
Mandalay Ballroom Years Follow-Ups Surgeries: “Did I Do Justice?”
Moderator: Ryan B. Rigby, DPM, (What the Textbook Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS
FACFAS Didn’t Teach You) 8:10 – 8:20 am
Moderator will present cases to two Oceanside A The Surgery I Did was Good,
panelists, who will each present their Naohiro Shibuya, DPM, MS, FACFAS But See What Happened
case for why a case should be Case presentations revisited by Elsewhere!
performed a certain way and the faculty members years after the case. Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA, FACFAS
audience will vote on who is best. The speakers will self-reflect, analyze
Cases presented by the moderator the case to discuss why it went good, 8:20 – 8:30 am
include: Metatarsal fractures, Jones bad, with or without literature Maybe I Should Have Listened
fractures, Lisfranc, and others. support. to Others 10 Years Ago
Panelists: 7:30 – 7:40 am Barry I. Rosenblum, DPM, FACFAS
Justin J. Fleming, DPM, FACFAS vs. Nothing Ruins More Than 8:30 – 8:45 am
Graham A. Hamilton, DPM, FACFAS a Long-Term Follow-up: “I Q&A
Andrew J. Meyr, DPM, FACFAS vs. Thought This Was Perfect
Amber M. Shane, DPM, FACFAS Then”
Laurence G. Rubin, DPM, FACFAS
Kelly M. Pirozzi, DPM, FACFAS vs.
Meagan M. Jennings, DPM, FACFAS 7:40 – 7:50 am 10:00 – 10:30 am
The Procedure That Break in Exhibit
Withstood for >10 Years Hall/Scan for CME
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
Michelle L. Butterworth, DPM,
FACFAS
7:50 – 8:00 am
It Actually Worked!: 10 Years
After I Deviated From What
We Considered the
“Standard of Care” Then
Lawrence A. DiDomenico, DPM,
FACFAS
8:45 – 10:00 am 3 Opening GENERAL SESSION
Mandalay Ballroom
Healthcare Remixed
Zubin Damania, M.D., is an internist and founder of Turntable Health,
an innovative healthcare clinic that was part of an ambitious urban
revitalization movement in Las Vegas. During his decade-long career as
a hospitalist at Stanford, Dr. Damania began a shadow career under the
pseudonym ZDoggMD, performing stand-up comedy and creating
parody videos for medical audiences worldwide. Dr. Damania examines
how we can all work to build Health 3.0, an ideal model of care where
technology and evidence-based medicine seamlessly support healthcare
teams in achieving the outcomes that actually matter to our patients,
while improving the wellbeing of the caregivers themselves.
Zubin Damania, During this engaging opening session, Dr. Damania, through song, humor
M.D. and storytelling, will dive into the challenges of delivering compassionate
health care in our severely dysfunctional medical system. While proposing
ACFAS 2021 collaborative ways to revitalize it, he’ll also explore how we might work
Keynote Speaker individually and collectively to transform the current system and ensure
that the future of medicine is a bright one.
10CO U RS E INFO R MATION
TUESDAY
10:30 am – 12:30 pm 11:20 – 11:30 am 10:30 am – 12:00 Noon
4 International Hallux Maintenance of Correction of 5 A Chip and a Chair-
Valgus Symposium the Modified Lapidus Cavus Deformities
Mandalay Ballroom Procedure With a First Oceanside CD
Moderator: Naohiro Shibuya, DPM, Metatarsal to Intermediate Moderator: Richard Derner, DPM,
MS, FACFAS Cuneiform Cross-Screw FACFAS
Technique
eModerator: Michael D. Dujela, Cavus topics that cover examination
Travis M. Langan, DPM, AACFAS
DPM, FACFAS through implementation, using
(United States) outside the box approaches to
Get first exposure to unpublished idiopathic vs. neurogenic cavus with
science and breaking new research. 11:30 – 11:40 am
a combination of didactics and
Learn about research and new Five-Year Follow-up of clinical cases and complications.
discoveries relating to the practice of Minimally Invasive Distal
foot and ankle surgery. Authors will Metatarsal Chevron 10:30 – 10:40 am
have seven (7) minutes to present Osteotomy in Comparison Pearls of Examination—
their papers and engage with the Beyond the Coleman Block
with the Open Technique: A
audience.
Randomized Controlled Trial William T. DeCarbo, DPM, FACFAS
10:30 – 10:40 am Gerhard Kaufmann, MD (Austria)
10:40 – 10:50 am
Comparison of Radiographic Equinus…Never??
11:40 – 11:50 am
Measurements Before and Jennifer C. Van, DPM, FACFAS
Short Term Results of
After Triplane
Dynamic Splinting for Hallux 10:50 – 11:00 am
Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis
Valgus: A Prospective Soft Tissue Balancing
for Hallux Valgus
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
Randomized Study Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Paul D. Dayton, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Christian Plaass, (Germany)
(United States) 11:00 – 11:10 am
11:50 – 12:00 pm First TMT Arthrodesis vs.
10:40 – 10:50 am
Descriptive Quantitative DFWO of First Metatarsal—
Randomised Control Trial on
Analysis of First Metatarsal Dealer’s Choice?
the Optimal Duration of Non-
Sagittal Plane Motion Jason A. Piraino, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Weight-Bearing Walking
Andrew J. Meyr, DPM, FACFAS,
after Hallux Valgus Surgery 11:10 – 11:20 am
(United States)
Samuel K.K. Ling, MBChB, ChM, Undercorrected/Neglected
MRCSEd, FHKCOS, FRCSEd, 12:00 – 12:10 pm
Clubfoot
FHKAM (Hong Kong) Is Generalized Ligamentous Mitzi L. Williams, DPM, FACFAS
Laxity a Prognostic Factor
10:50 – 11:00 am
for Recurred Hallux Valgus 11:20 – 11:30 am
Vascular Anatomy of the Neurogenic Cavus-Doubling
Deformity?
First Metatarsal Bone and Down Your Strategy
Byung-Ki Cho, MD, PhD
Surgical Implications Christopher L. Reeves, DPM, MS,
(South Korea)
According to the Severity of FACFAS
Hallux Valgus Deformity: A 12:10 – 12:20 pm
Cadaveric Study Need for Concomitant Akin 11:30 – 11:40 am
Seŕ gio Soares, MD (Switzerland) Osteotomy in Patients Supramalleolar Deformities-
Undergoing Chevron Do I Really Need a Tibial
11:00 – 11:10 am Osteotomy?
Osteotomy Can Be
Loss of Correction After Matthew D. Sorensen, DPM,
Determined Preoperatively:
Chevron Osteotomy for FACFAS
A Retrospective
Hallux Valgus as a Function
Comparative Study of 859 11:40 am – 12:00 pm
of Preoperative Deformity
Cases Q&A
Gerhard Kaufmann, MD (Austria)
Gerhard Kaufmann, MD (Austria)
11:10 – 11:20 am
12:20 – 12:30 pm
The Syndesmosis Procedure
Effects of Dry Needling on
Correction of Hallux Valgus
Symptomatic Hallux Valgus:
Feet Associated with the
A Randomized Single Blind
Metatarsus Adductus
Clinical Trial
Deformity
Farshad Okhovatian (Iran)
Daniel Yiang Wu, (China)
11TUESDAY
10:30 am – 12:00 Noon 2:00 – 3:30 pm 3:30 – 4:00 pm
6 Plantar Plate 8 Pearls for the Break in Exhibit
Debate Advanced Hall/Scan for CME
Oceanside A Arthroscopist
Moderator: Alan A. MacGill, DPM, Mandalay Ballroom
FACFAS Moderator: Michael S. Lee, DPM, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
FACFAS
Speakers debate for the best repair 0 Syndesmotic Injury: Is
of plantar plate pathology given
associated pathology, symptoms,
Pearls for the advanced arthroscopist It Something We See
with emphasis on current literature
and risk factors. procedures shown via video.
or Does It See Us?
Mandalay Ballroom
Speakers will focus on the procedure
10:30 – 10:54 am Moderator: Sandeep B. Patel, DPM,
and benefits of arthroscopic
Advanced Imaging vs. approach to address each of these FACFAS
Clinical Evaluation with Plain pathologies. Higher level message As this topic remains to be
Films not meant for the entry controversial in the literature,
Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA, level arthroscopist. through this session various myths
FACFAS vs. Mark A. Prissel, DPM, can be dispelled and through
2:00 – 2:15 pm
FACFAS evidence and expert opinion, the
Addressing Ligamentous
preferred techniques of recognizing
10:54 – 11:18 am Instability and managing this injury can be
Direct Repair vs. Indirect Jason G. DeVries, DPM, FACFAS elucidated. The focus is to provide
Repair 2:15 – 2:30 pm
with respect to soft tissue
Daniel J. Hatch, DPM, FACFAS vs. contribution, the morbidity
Complex OCD Repair
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
Michelle L. Butterworth, DPM, associated with poor syndesmotic
Michael S. Lee, DPM, FACFAS fixation, and an approach to salvage
FACFAS
2:30 – 2:45 pm when syndesmotic fixation fails.
11:18 – 11:36 am
Os Trigonum Resection and 4:00 – 4:20 pm
Metatarsal Osteotomy vs. No
Other Posterior Pathologies The High Ankle Sprain:
Metatarsal Osteotomy Brett D. Sachs, DPM, FACFAS
Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH, Is Nonoperative
FACFAS vs. Lawrence A. 2:45 – 3:00 pm Management Sufficient?
DiDomenico, DPM, FACFAS Arthroscopic Ankle Adam M. Budny, DPM, FACFAS
Arthrodesis 4:20 – 4:40 pm
11:36 am – 12:00 pm
Matthew E. Williams, DPM, FACFAS Can We Prevent
Panel Case Discussion
3:00 – 3:15 pm Latent Syndesmotic
Arthroscopic Subtalar Disruption?
Arthrodesis Graham A. Hamilton, DPM, FACFAS
12:00 – 2:00 pm
Kevin M. McCann, DPM, FACFAS
Lunch in Exhibit Hall 4:40 – 5:00 pm
3:15 – 3:30 pm Does Ankle Fracture
Q&A Classification Predict
Prognosis of the
Syndesmosis?
2:00 – 3:30 pm Alan A. MacGill, DPM, FACFAS
7 Bunions Gone Wild! 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Oceanside A 9 Military Session CANCELED 5:00 – 5:20 pm
Moderator: Thomas J. Chang, DPM, Breakers Syndesmosis Repair:
FACFAS What Does That Mean?
Jordan P. Grossman, DPM, FACFAS
Panelists will present on bunion
cases that have gone awry and how 5:20 – 5:40 pm
they were managed. Is There a Role
Panelists: Eric A. Barp, DPM, FACFAS for Syndesmotic Fusion?
Luke D. Cicchinelli, DPM, FACFAS Kyle C. Fiala, DPM, FACFAS
Paul D. Dayton, DPM, MS, FACFAS 5:40 – 6:00 pm
Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA, FACFAS Q&A
12CO U RS E INFO R MATION
TUESDAY
4:00 – 6:00 pm
- A Fresh Look at 6:15 pm
Diabetic Foot and The Premier Supported
in part by
Ankle Reconstruction Connection
Oceanside A (Opening Reception)
Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS
South Seas Ballroom, Third Level
Speakers will each present their own
challenging cases of diabetic foot Travel back to the Roaring 20’s and
and ankle reconstruction as well as meet your friends at the Welcome
the latest surgical evidence on their Home Speakeasy before heading out
topic. to dinner! Join classmates,
colleagues, and new friends, while
4:00 – 4:20 pm enjoying an assortment of 20s-
Ounce of Prevention: themed beverages, snacks, and live
Midfoot Charcot and Ankle music! Bring your best feather boa,
Progression it’ll be the bee’s knees! Don’t forget
Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS, FACFAS the password!
4:20 – 4:40 pm
Approach to Midfoot
Charcot with Osteomyelitis
Katherine M. Raspovic, DPM,
FACFAS
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
4:40 – 5:00 pm
Does Neuropathy Influence
Management of Acute
Lisfranc Injuries?
Michael A. Gentile, DPM, FACFAS
5:00 – 5:20 pm
At What Point Do We Have
to Treat DM Ankle Fractures
Differently?
D. Scot Malay, DPM, MSCE, FACFAS
5:20 – 5:40 pm
No More Talus: Now What?
Philip Basile, DPM, FACFAS
5:40 – 6:00 pm
Know When to Fold Em’—
When the Surgeon and
Patient Have Had Enough
John S. Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS
13Wednesday, MAY 19
7:30 – 9:30 am 7:30 – 9:30 am 7:30 – 9:30 am
= Achilles Tendon: From q OCD About Surgical w Going All In on
the Acute Rupture to Indications? What Peri-Op Management
the Chronic Challenge Works for Which Oceanside A
Oceanside CD OCD? Mandalay Ballroom Moderator: Aksone Nouvong,
Moderator: Ryan T. Scott, DPM, Moderator: Jonathan J. Sharpe, DPM, FACFAS
FACFAS DPM, FACFAS Short lecture format for the first
Speakers will present on the Each faculty will show two OCD session followed by case discussion
operative management of acute cases, both are treated with the with multiple medical specialties.
Achilles tendon ruptures, subacute same procedure. The audience is to Different medical specialist will give
rupture treatment, treatment of the guess which one went well and didactics each followed by foot and
chronic Achilles rupture, as well as which went wrong. The faculty then ankle surgeon’s presentation of
potential complications of surgical will finish up the case with final cases.
repair. follow up result and present their
7:30 – 7:40 am
own analysis on why it went well
7:30 – 7:45 am or wrong. The Odds are Stacked, My
Functional Rehab Whether Patient is Opioid Dependent
You Fix It or Not: How Does 7:30 – 7:45 am and Scheduled for Surgery
It Work? Microfracture Sanjog S. Pangarkar, MD
Ronald G. Ray, DPM, FACFAS Graham A. Hamilton, DPM, FACFAS
7:40 – 7:50 am
7:45 – 8:00 am 7:45 – 8:00 am When the Stakes are High in
Achilles Rupture: Minimally Retrograde Drilling Non-elective Cases After a
Meagan M. Jennings, DPM, FACFAS Recent MI
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
Invasive Maximum Benefit
Michael D. VanPelt, DPM, FACFAS 8:00 – 8:15 am Seetal Cheema, MD
8:00 – 8:15 am Subchondral Bone and 7:50 – 8:00 am
The Benefits of Open Repair Cartilage Restoration How Low Can I Go to Help
for Achilles Rupture Alan Ng, DPM, FACFAS with Flow?
Sandeep B. Patel, DPM, FACFAS 8:15 – 8:30 am Steven M. Farley, MD
8:15 – 8:30 am Bulk Graft 8:00 – 8:10 am
Subacute Achilles Rupture: J. Randolph Clements, DPM, Rolling the Dice, Medical
What to Do Now? FACFAS vs. Surgical Management
Keith D. Cook, DPM, FACFAS 8:30 – 8:45 am for Infection
Fusion/Resurfacing Matthew P. Goetz, MD
8:30 – 8:45 am
Jason G. DeVries, DPM, FACFAS
Surgical Decision Making and 8:10 – 8:20 am
Options for the Chronic 8:45 – 9:00AM A Full House of New
Achilles Rupture Total Talus Diagnostic Tools for
Thomas J. Chang, DPM, FACFAS Jeffrey E. McAlister, DPM, FACFAS Infection
Benjamin D. Levine, MD
8:45 am – 9:00 am 9:00 – 9:30 am
Lessons Learned: Dealing Q&A 8:20 – 9:30 am
with Complications after Panel Discussion
Achilles Repair Javier La Fontaine, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Keith L. Jacobson, DPM, FACFAS Steven M. Farley, MD
Benjamin D. Levine, MD
9:00 – 9:30 am
Matthew P. Goetz, MD
Panel Discussion/Q&A Sanjog S. Pangarkar, MD
Seetal Cheema, MD
9:30 – 10:00 am
Break in Exhibit
Hall/Scan for CME
14WEDNESDAY
CO U RS E INFO R MATION
10:00 am – 12:00 Noon 10:32 – 10:40 am 11:12 – 11:20 am
e Latest in Rearfoot Fibular Osteotomies for Outcomes and Material Cost
Surgery Mandalay Ballroom Chronic Subluxating Comparison of Transosseous
Moderator/Commentator: Andrew Peroneal Tendons: A Versus Suture Anchor
J. Meyr, DPM, FACFAS Systematic Review Fixation of the Achilles
Commentator: Glenn M. Weinraub, pTonda R. Wooten, DPM, AACFAS Tendon: A Retrospective
DPM, FACFAS Jordan W. Crafton, DPM, AACFAS Study
Jessica M. Arneson, DPM, AACFAS pJoseph R. Wolf, DPM
Get first exposure to unpublished
Matthew D. Wilson, DPM, AACFAS Lawrence M. Fallat, DPM, FACFAS
science and breaking new research.
Learn about research and new Melissa M. Galli. DPM, MHA Mary Coffey, PhD
discoveries relating to the practice of 10:40 – 10:48 am 11:20 – 11:28 am
foot and ankle surgery. Authors will
have five (5) minutes to present their
Predicting Postoperative Subtalar Joint Involvement
papers and engage with the Sagittal Plane Alignment of with Tibiotalocalcaneal
audience, while experts in the field the Foot Using Intramedullary Nail
facilitate discussion. Intraoperative Simulated Arthrodesis: A Cadaveric
Weight Bearing Lateral Study
10:00 – 10:08 am
Imaging During Flatfoot pJonathan S. Lee, DPM, AACFAS
Radiographic Outcomes of
Reconstructive Surgery: A Anson K. Chu, DPM, AACFAS
Isolated Subtalar Joint
Retrospective Analysis Stephen A. Brigido, DPM, FACFAS
Arthrodesis with Varying
pKeegan A. Duelfer, DPM
Fixation Technique 11:28 – 11:36 am
Troy J. Boffeli, DPM, FACFAS
pJacob M. Jones, DPM Initial Surgical Outcomes of
Vincent G. Vacketta, DPM 10:48 – 10:56 am Two Modified Minimally
Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS Comparison of Subchondral Invasive Repair Techniques
Frances Hite-Philp, MS Calcaneal Stabilization and for Acute Achilles Tendon
10:08 – 10:16 am
Plantar Fasciotomy versus Rupture
Plantar Fasciotomy Alone for pOlga Drogomiretskiy, DPM
Endoscopic Gastrocnemius
Recession versus Open Refractory Infracalcaneal Lindsey Hjelm, DPM
Gastrocnemius Recession: Heel Pain Joseph Brown, BS
pMichael R. Matthews, DPM, AACFAS Craig E. Clifford, DPM, MHA, FACFAS
A Systematic Review
Erin E. Klein, DPM, MS, FACFAS Todd M. Chappell, DPM, AACFAS
Comparing Postoperative
Zachary Hulst, BS
Complications 11:36 – 11:44 am
Neathie Patel, BS
pRobert A. Burdi, DPM Radiographic Outcomes of
Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA, FACFAS
Zachary K. Janes, DPM Talonavicular Joint
Matthew D. Sorensen, DPM, FACFAS
John F. Grady, DPM, FACFAS
Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH, FACFAS
Arthrodesis with Varying
Fixation Techniques in Stage
10:16 – 10:24 am
10:56 – 11:04 am III Adult Acquired Flatfoot
Tibiotalocalcaneal
Validation of the Foot and Reconstruction
Arthrodesis with Structural
Ankle Outcome Score for Use pVincent G. Vacketta, DPM
Allograft for Management of
in Infracalcaneal Heel Pain Jacob M. Jones, DPM
Large Osseous Defects of pAlisha Joshi, BA Frances Hite Philp, MS
the Hindfoot and Ankle: A Christopher J. Collazo, DPM, AACFAS Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS
Systematic Review and Zachary T. Laidley, DPM
Meta-Analysis 11:44 – 11:52 am
Erin E. Klein, DPM, MS, FACFAS
pAndrea J. Cifaldi, DPM Matthew D. Sorensen, DPM, FACFAS Clinical Outcomes of Evans
Mitchell J. Thompson, DPM, AACFAS Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA, FACFAS Calcaneal Osteotomy for the
Bradley P. Abicht, DPM, FACFAS Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH, FACFAS Treatment of Painful Flatfoot
deformities: A Systematic
10:24 – 10:32 am 11:04 – 11:12 am Review and Meta-Analysis
Correlations of Plantar Surgical Takedown pRona W. Law, DPM, AACFAS
Fascia Thickness with Pain Approaches to Insertional Dominick J. Casciato, DPM
and Quality of Life: A Pilot Achilles Tendinitis: A Eric So, DPM, AACFAS
Study of Perforating Fat Systematic Review Daniel B. Logan, DPM, FACFAS
Injections pJohn M. Thompson, DPM
pBeth R. Gusenoff, DPM, FACFAS Kevin N. Nguyen, DPM
11:52 – 12:00pm
Eva Roy, BS Jaime A. Ahluwalia, DPM Q&A
Danielle Minteer, PhD Dominick J. Casciato, DPM
Jeffrey A. Gusenoff, MD Tyler R. Tewilliager, DPM
Eric So, DPM, AACFAS
p Presenter
Mark A. Prissel, DPM, FACFAS
15WEDNESDAY
10:00 am – 12:00 Noon 10:32 – 10:40 am 11:12 – 11:20 am
r Latest in Ankle Surgery Outcomes Following Open Tibial Component
Oceanside CD Reduction Internal Fixation Subsidence in a Total Ankle
Moderator/Commentator: Thomas of Ankle Fractures (ORIF) By System Comparing Standard
S. Roukis, DPM, PhD, FACFAS Podiatric Surgeons Technique versus a Hybrid
Commentator: Christopher F. Hyer, pBrandon K. Kim, DPM Technique
DPM, MS, FACFAS Glenn M. Weinraub DPM, FACFAS pSamantha A. Miner, DPM
Ian M. Newport, DPM, AACFAS Philip Basile, DPM, FACFAS
Get first exposure to unpublished science
Shiyun Zhu, MPH Jeremy J. Cook, DPM, MPH, FACFAS
and breaking new research. Learn about
research and new discoveries relating to Sumer Patel, DPM Emily A. Cook, DPM, MPH, FACFAS
the practice of foot and ankle surgery. John R. Constantino, DPM
10:40 – 10:48 am
Authors will have five (5) minutes to
present their papers and engage with the
Comparison of Patient- 11:20 – 11:28 am
audience, while experts in the field Centered Outcomes in Coronal Plane Deformity and Total
facilitate discussion. Traditional Open and All Ankle Replacement: When to Stage
Arthroscopic Brostrom with Cement Spacer Ankle
10:00 – 10:08 am
Surgery for Lateral Ankle Arthroplasty for Deformity
An Evaluation of Patient Instability Correction
Characteristics Associated pMark K. Magnus, DPM, AACFAS pJohn M. Thompson, DPM
with Medical Disposition in Erin E. Klein, DPM, MS, FACFAS Christopher F. Hyer, DPM, MS, FACFAS
the Surgical Treatment of Lowell Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA, FACFAS Mitchell J. Thompson, DPM, AACFAS
Ankle Fractures Matthew D. Sorensen, DPM, FACFAS Devon W. Consul, DPM, AACFAS
pMatthew J. Dougherty, DPM Jeffrey R. Baker, DPM, FACFAS
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
Andrew J. Meyr, DPM, FACFAS 11:28 – 11:36 am
Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH, FACFAS
Kwasi Y. Kwaadu, DPM, FACFAS Ideal Medial Malleolar Screw
10:48 – 10:56 am Length Based on the Tibial
10:08 – 10:16 am Predicting Nonunions in Epiphyseal Scar Location on
Radiographic Analysis and Ankle Fractures Using CT's
Clinical Efficacy of Hindfoot Quantitative Tibial pKeegan A. Duelfer, DPM
Arthrodesis with versus Hounsfield Samples from Collin G. Messerly, DPM
Without Cotton Osteotomy Preoperative Computed Troy J. Boffeli, DPM, FACFAS
in Stage III Adult Acquired Tomography: A Multi-Center Tyler K. Sorensen, DPM
Flatfoot Deformity Matched Case Control Study
pVincent G. Vacketta, DPM 11:36 – 11:44 am
pJered M. Stowers, DPM
Jacob M. Jones, DPM Ankle Fusion Outcomes
Alexandra T. Black, DPM
Alan R. Catanzariti, DPM, FACFAS Utilizing Anterior Ankle
Amber M. Kavanagh, DPM
Plating Techniques: A
10:16 – 10:24 am Karla De La Mata, DPM
Stuart D. Katchis, MD
Systematic Review
Complication Rates in Open pMark A. Prissel, DPM, FACFAS
Lon S. Weiner, MD
versus Endoscopic Emily E. Zulauf, DPM
William Spielfogel, DPM
Gastrocnemius Recessions
Ali Rahnama Vaghef, DPM, AACFAS
pDanielle N. Butto, DPM, FACFAS
Joseph R. Fleck, DPM 11:44 – 11:52 am
10:56 – 11:04 am
Michael Harrington, DPM Long-term Outcomes of the The Determinate Value of the
Rachel E. Balloch, DPM, FACFAS All-Inside Arthroscopic Medial Clear Space for
Andrew H. Litchfield, DPM, FACFAS Brostrom Procedure: A Deltoid Integrity in Lateral
Rafael Gonzalez, DPM Retrospective Analysis of 66 Malleolar Fractures: A
Patients Correlative Analysis of
10:24 – 10:32 am
pCharles A. Sisovsky, DPM, AACFAS
Arthroscopic and
The Association between
James M. Cottom, DPM, FACFAS Radiographic Findings
Lateral Radiographs and Axial pDavid R. Collman, DPM, FACFAS
Computed Tomography of 11:04 – 11:12 am Myles A. Knutson, DPM
Posterior Malleolar Fractures as Accuracy of Weightbearing Sheng-Fang Jiang, MS
a Tool for Predicting Medial CT versus Non-Weightbearing Irina Bazarov, DPM
Malleolar Extension: A Multi- CT Scans for Patient-Specific David R. Collman, DPM, FACFAS
Center Retrospective Analysis Instrumentation in Total Ankle
pAlexandra T. Black, DPM 11:52 – 12:00pm
Arthroplasty
Jered M. Stowers, DPM Q&A
pMitchell J. Thompson, DPM, AACFAS
Jonathan D. Tenley, DPM, MS Devon W. Consul, DPM, AACFAS
Charles Y. Hu, DPM Benjamin D. Umbel, DO
William D. Spielfogel, DPM, FACFAS Gregory C. Berlet, MD
Stuart D. Katchis, MD
Ali Rahnama Vaghef, DPM, AACFAS p Presenter
16 Lon S. Weiner, MDWEDNESDAY
CO U RS E INFO R MATION
10:00 am – 12:00 Noon 10:32 – 10:40 am 11:12 – 11:20 am
t Latest in High-Risk Articular Cartilage Post Toe The Effect of Negative
Foot and Ankle Amputation, Protective Pressure Wound Therapy
Surgery Breakers Barrier or Source of with and without Installation
Moderator/Commentator: Naohiro Infection: A Retrospective on the Total Microbial Load
Shibuya, DPM, MS, FACFAS Chart Review of Infected Diabetic Foot
Commentator: Barry I. Rosenblum, pSahab K. Danesh, DPM Ulcers Undergoing Surgical
DPM, FACFAS Kelly M. Pirozzi, DPM, FACFAS Intervention
Saba H. Kandi, DPM pAmanda L. Killeen, DPM
Get first exposure to unpublished
science and breaking new research. Peter A. Crisologo, DPM, AACFAS
10:40 – 10:48 am
Learn about research and new Kathryn E. Davis, PhD
A Comparison of Adverse
discoveries relating to the practice of Javier La Fontaine, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Short-Term Outcomes
foot and ankle surgery. Authors will Matthew Malone, PhD
have five (5) minutes to present their
Following Forefoot Amputation Michael Radzieta, PhD
papers and engage with the Performed on an Inpatient Lawrence A. Lavery, DPM, MPH, FACFAS
audience, while experts in the field versus Outpatient Basis
facilitate discussion. pJennifer A. Skolnik, DPM 11:20 – 11:28 am
Andrew J. Meyr, DPM FACFAS Comparing Outcomes of
10:00 – 10:08 am
Sara Mateen, DPM Isolated Midfoot Fusions vs.
Postoperative Narcotic Laura E. Sansosti, DPM, AACFAS Stabilized Subtalar Joint-
Prescribing Practice in Foot Assisted Midfoot Fusions in
and Ankle Surgery 10:48 – 10:56 am
Patients with Diabetic
pBrandon M. Brooks, DPM, MPH Incorporation of Rotational
Charcot Neuroarthropathy
Rachel H. Albright, DPM, MPH, AACFAS Flaps in Complicated Partial
pStephanie N. Campbell, DPM
Bradley M. Brooks, DO Foot Amputation: A
G.Parker Peresko, DPM
Brady M. Brooks, BS Retrospective Review to Jacob M. Jones, DPM
Robert G. Smith, DPM, MS, RPh Assess Flap Healing and Frances Hite Philp, MS
Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH, FACFAS Limb Survival Matthew J. Hentges, DPM, FACFAS
pElizabeth F. Neubauer, DPM,
10:08 – 10:16 am
AACFAS 11:28 – 11:36 am
Postoperative Complications in
Troy J. Boffeli, DPM, FACFAS Risk Factors and Outcomes
Patients with Positive MRSA/
after Surgical Reconstruction
MSSA Nasal Swab Compared 10:56 – 11:04 am
of Charcot Neuroarthropathy
to Patients with Negative Nasal Increasing Rates of
in Fracture Versus
Swab in Elective Foot and Arthrodesis in Charcot
Dislocation Patterns
Ankle Surgery Neuroarthropathy Utilizing pNicole K. Cates, DPM, AACFAS
pG.Parker Peresko, DPM Distal Tibial Distraction Jonathan D. Furmanek, DPM
Jacob M. Jones, DPM Osteogenesis Principles Korey S. Dubois, DPM, AACFAS
Frances Hite Philp, MS pKelsey J. Millonig, DPM, MPH, AACFAS Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Matthew A. Moffa, DO Noman A. Siddiqui, DPM, MHA, FACFAS
Matthew J. Hentges, DPM, FACFAS Brittany E. Mayer, DPM, AACFAS 11:36 – 11:44 am
Jessica N. Fink, DPM, AACFAS Operative Ankle Fractures in
10:16 – 10:24 am
Philip K. McClure, MD Complicated Diabetes:
Predictive Value of MRSA
Christopher Bibbo, DPM, DO, FACFAS Outcomes of Prolonged
Nares Colonization in
Non-Weightbearing
Diabetic Foot Infections: A 11:04 – 11:12 am
▲ Anthony G. Brutico, DPM
Systematic Review and The Impact of Diabetes
Ellianne M. Nasser, DPM, FACFAS
Bivariate Random Effects Mellitus on Postoperative Joseph Brutico, BS
Meta-Analysis Outcomes Following Open
pTyler L. Coye DPM Reduction and Internal 11:44 – 11:52 am
Courtney M. Foote, DPM Fixation to Treat Open Ankle Staged Open Reduction
Paul A. Stasko, DPM, FACFAS Fractures Internal Fixation vs. External
Bethany T. DeMarco, DPM pLogan H. Mitchell, DPM Fixation with Limited Internal
Eileen M. Farley, DPM Matthew D. Doyle, DPM, MS, AACFAS Fixation of Severe Pilon
Miranda L. Ritterman Weintraub, Fractures: A Meta-Analysis of
10:24 – 10:32 am
PhD, MPH Postoperative Complications
Gas-Producing Infections in
Melissa M. Parker, MS ▲ Robert A. Burdi, DPM
the Foot at a Large Academic
Jason D. Pollard, DPM, FACFAS Daniel J. Ryan, DPM
Medical Center: A 10-Year Francesca M. Castellucci-Garza, John F. Grady, DPM, FACFAS
Retrospective Review DPM, MS, AACFAS Benjamin G. Potter, DPM
pJohn A. Martucci, DPM
Kevin L. Riemer, DPM, FACFAS 11:52 – 12:00pm
p Presenter Q&A
17WEDNESDAY
10:00 am – 12:00 Noon Daniel M. Farber, MD 11:04 – 11:12 am
y Latest in Forefoot Daniel J. Hatch, DPM, FACFAS How Important is a Lesser
Surgery Lagoon Deidre A. Kile, MS Metatarsal Osteotomy in
Moderator/Commentator: Paul D. Jennifer Koay, MD Preventing Hammertoe
Dayton, DPM, MS, FACFAS JP McAleer, DPM, FACFAS Recurrence?
Commentator: George Tye Liu, Abdi Raissi, MD pTimothy P. Cheung, PhD, CPT
DPM, FACFAS Katherine M. Raspovic, DPM Rachel H. Albright, DPM, MPH, AACFAS
Robert D. Santrock, MD Erin E. Klein, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Get first exposure to unpublished science
Robert P. Taylor, DPM, FACFAS Matthew D. Sorensen, DPM, FACFAS
and breaking new research. Learn about
Michael D. VanPelt, DPM,FACFAS Lowell Weil Jr., DPM, MBA, FACFAS
research and new discoveries relating to
the practice of foot and ankle surgery. Dane K. Wukich, MD Adam E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH, FACFAS
Authors will have five (5) minutes to 10:32 – 10:40 am 11:12 – 11:20 am
present their papers and engage with the
A Comparison of Complications, Melanoma of the Foot is
audience, while experts in the field
facilitate discussion. Reoperations, and Patient- Associated with Advanced
Reported Outcomes Between Disease and Poorer Survival:
10:00 – 10:08 am Open Reduction and Internal A Review of Subungual
Post-Operative Opioid Fixation Versus Primary Melanoma and Prognosis
Consumption Following Hallux Arthrodesis Following Lisfranc pShontal B. Dionisopoulos, DPM
Valgus and Rigidus Surgery: A Injury Mitzi L. Williams, DPM, FACFAS
Guide to Post-Operative pJonathan S. Lee, DPM Peter Peng, MD
Prescription Writing Eric So, DPM, AACFAS Yasser Y. Parupia, DPM
pJake D. Eisenschink, DPM Michelle L. Pershing, PhD Yun-Yi Hung, PhD
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
Dennis W. Leveille, DPM, FACFAS Anson K. Chu, DPM, AACFAS
Rachelle L. Leveille, DPM 11:20 – 11:28 am
Matthew D. Wilson, DPM, AACFAS
Anthony J. Mollica, DPM, AACFAS Chandana Halaharvi, DPM, AACFAS The Influence of Necrosis at
Joshua D. Rhodenizer, DPM, FACFAS Vincent H. Mandas, DPM, AACFAS the Soft Tissue Resection
Christopher F. Hyer, DPM, MS, FACFAS Margin on Clinical Outcomes of
10:08 – 10:16 am
Transmetatarsal Amputation
Minimally Invasive Bunion 10:40 – 10:48 am pKorey S. Dubois, DPM, AACFAS
Correction with Internal Medial Collateral Ligament Adam R. McDonald, DPM, AACFAS
Fixation: Functional and Reconstruction in Hallux Valgus D. Scot Malay, DPM, MSCE, FACFAS
Radiographic Outcomes Surgery: A Retrospective Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS, FACFAS
pBradley M. Lamm, DPM, FACFAS Review of Outcome in Cases of
Jordan J. Ernst, DPM, MS, AACFAS 11:28 – 11:36 am
Lapidus Fusion
Travis M. Johnson, DPM, AACFAS pCatlea M. Gorman, DPM, AACFAS
Arthrodesis in Acute and
Nachika Ibekwe Troy J. Boffeli, DPM, FACFAS Chronic Lisfranc’s Patients: A
Retrospective Cohort Study
10:16 – 10:24 am 10:48 – 10:56 am pDeepika Ratanala, DPM
The Lateral Hallux Stress Diagnostic Accuracy of William P. Arthur, DPM
Dorsiflexion View for Evaluation Magnetic Resonance Imaging Amol Saxena, DPM, FACFAS
of Midterm Hallux Limitus/Hallux (MRI) and Dynamic Ultrasound Seth Ashraf, DPM
Rigidus: A Prospective for the Diagnosis of Plantar D. Scot Malay, DPM, MSCE, FACFAS
Assessment of Diagnostic Plate Injuries: A Systematic
11:36 – 11:44 am
Accuracy and Intermediate Term Review and Meta-Analysis
Outcomes with Cheilectomy Medicolegal Aspects of
pBrandon Brooks, DPM, MPH
pZachary J. Lubek, DPM
Hallux Valgus Surgery: A 20-
Rachel H. Albright, DPM, MPH, AACFAS
Troy J. Boffeli, DPM, FACFAS Year Review
Manali Chingre, BS
Rachel C. Collier, DPM, FACFAS pAssal Nour, DPM
Erin E. Klein, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Heather H. Schaefbauer, DPM Rachel S. Kish, DPM, AACFAS
Lowell S. Weil, Jr., DPM, MBA, FACFAS
Ellianne M. Nasser, DPM, FACFAS
Adam. E. Fleischer, DPM, MPH, FACFAS
10:24 – 10:32 am
11:44 – 11:52 am
Interim Analysis of a Five-Year 10:56 – 11:04 am
Prospective Multicenter Study Effect of Intraoperative Tibial
Screw Length Associated with
Assessing Radiographic and Sesamoid Position on Hallux
Fracture Gapping of Fifth
Patient Reported Outcomes Valgus Recurrence and Pain
Metatarsal Base Fracture with
pMatthew A. King, DPM
Following Triplanar Intramedullary Screw Fixation:
Bryanna D. Vesely, DPM, MPH
Tarsometatarsal Arthrodesis A Cadaveric Study
Aaron T. Scott, MD
with Early Weightbearing pNicole K. Cates, DPM, AACFAS
pGeorge T. Liu, DPM, FACFAS Amar R. Gulati, DPM 11:52 – 12:00pm
Avneesh Chhabra, MD Jonathan D. Tenley, DPM, MS Q&A
Mindi J. Dayton, DPM, MHA, FACFAS Nathan N. O’Hara, MHA
p Presenter
Paul D. Dayton, DPM, MS, FACFAS Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS, FACFAS
18 William J. Duke, DPM, FACFAS Roberto A. Brandão, DPM, AACFASWEDNESDAY
CO U RS E INFO R MATION
ELIGIBLE FOR 15%
PREMIUM DISCOUNT
10:00 am – 12:00 Noon 2:00 – 3:30 pm 2:00 – 2:15 pm
u Trending Now: i Ankle Fractures: Considering
Complex Claims When to Hold Em’, the Cheilectomy:
Podiatric Physicians & When to Fold Em’ “First Line Treatment” vs.
Surgeons Face Today Mandalay Ballroom “Need to Treat the Cause of
(PICA) Oceanside A Moderator: Justin J. Fleming, DPM, the Problem”
Speakers: Christopher L. Reeves, FACFAS Allen M. Jacobs, DPM, FACFAS vs.
DPM, MS, FACFAS and Laura D. Kris A. DiNucci, DPM, FACFAS
Discussion regarding when and how
Eschleman, Esq. to manage ankle fractures including 2:15 – 2:35 pm
This presentation will review complex techniques and fixation options. Osteotomy
claims that podiatrists face during
2:00 – 2:12 pm “It Works” vs. “Where is
the care of patients. The healthcare the Evidence?”
industry is undergoing a dramatic
Which Fractures Don’t Need
Matthew E. Williams, DPM, FACFAS
transformation, with changes in the to be Fixed: Playing the
vs. Daniel J. Hatch, DPM, FACFAS
delivery of care and incentives tied Hand Your Dealt
directly to the quality of care and Mitzi L. Williams, DPM, FACFAS 2:35 – 2:50 pm
patient outcomes. It becomes clear Implant Arthroplasty
that improving outcomes and 2:12 – 2:24 pm
Posterior Malleolus – Surgical “It’s Been Proven” vs.
reducing errors begins with
awareness of current risks and Approach and Fixation “Beginning of Disaster”
implementing practices to mitigate Jason A. Piraino, DPM, MS, FACFAS
Keith D. Cook, DPM, FACFAS
these risks. We will review recent vs. Barry I. Rosenblum, DPM,
complex cases stemming from 2:24 – 2:36 pm FACFAS
various types of situations, the Tricks for Syndesmosis
2:50 – 3:05 pm
treatment rendered, and steps taken Reduction: Systematic
to mitigate those risks. Resection Arthroplasty
Approach to Getting It Right
George Tye Liu, DPM, FACFAS
(Keller)
“Very Often Useful” vs. “No
2:36 – 2:48 pm Use Most of the Time”
Beyond the Plate Michael D. VanPelt, DPM, FACFAS
and Screw: Alternative vs. Travis A. Motley, DPM, FACFAS
Fixation Options
3:05 – 3:20
Jordan P. Grossman, DPM, FACFAS
Arthrodesis
2:48 - 3:00 pm “Beginning of New Life” vs.
Minimally Invasive “The End of Functional Gait”
12:00 – 1:00 pm Percutaneous/Plate Thomas J. Chang, DPM, FACFAS vs.
ACFAS Awards Osteosynthesis: Strategic D. Scot Malay, DPM, MSCE, FACFAS
Ceremony Mandalay Ballroom Utilization
3:20 – 3:30
Jason R. Miller, DPM, FACFAS
Congratulate your colleagues who Q&A
win Manuscript, Poster, Honor and 3:00 – 3:15 pm
Merit Awards. The year’s best Arthroscopic Assisted Ankle
research which offers award-winning Fracture Repair – Does It
solutions will be recognized. 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Make Any Difference?
Shane M. Hollawell, DPM, FACFAS
p Midfoot Craps:
Dealing with Difficult
Manuscript 3:15 – 3:30 pm Roles of the Dice
Awards Q&A Oceanside CD
Supported
in part by Moderator: Christopher D. Lotufo,
DPM, FACFAS
Poster Awards Supported by 2:00 – 3:30 pm Cases on difficult and complex
o No Limit Hallux conditions affecting the midfoot,
including osseous and soft tissue
Limitus Debate structures of the tarso-metatarsal
Oceanside A
and midtarsal joints. Speakers will
Moderator: William T. DeCarbo, discuss a case on one of the topics
DPM, FACFAS along with the rational for the
Current concepts in the treatment of treatment provided.
hallux limitus. Speakers will debate Panelists:
12:00 – 2:00 pm surgical techniques for cheilectomy, Philip Basile, DPM, FACFAS
Lunch in Exhibit Hall osteotomy, joint replacement. Sandeep B. Patel, DPM, FACFAS
Kelly M. Pirozzi, DPM, FACFAS
Harry P. Schneider, DPM, FACFAS
19WEDNESDAY
3:30 – 4:00 pm 4:15 – 4:30 pm
Break in Exhibit Acing Your Pre-Op Adjuvant
Hall/Scan for CME Pain Regimen
Aksone Nouvong, DPM, FACFAS
4:30 – 4:45 pm
4:00 – 6:00 pm Multimodal Post-Op Pain
[ Hammering Down Control, are NSAIDs a
a Solution to Gamble for Bone Healing?
Hammertoes Oceanside CD D. Scot Malay, DPM, MSCE, FACFAS
Moderator: Adam E. Fleischer, 4:45 – 5:00 pm
DPM, FACFAS CRPS Circus
The updated pearls for improved Sanjog S. Pangarkar, MD
techniques and outcomes in
5:00 – 5:15 pm
hammertoe surgery.
On the Money with
4:00 – 4:20 pm Non-Pharmacological Pain
Taming the Toe: Arthrodesis Therapy
vs. Arthroplasty, What Joint, Kris A. DiNucci, DPM, FACFAS
What Technique?
5:15 – 5:30 pm
Katherine M. Raspovic DPM, FACFAS
Acupuncture and Alternative
4:20 – 4:40 pm Medical Therapy Winners
Implant Arthrodesis of the
ACFAS SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE | LAS VEGAS | MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER | MAY 18–21
Seetal Cheema, MD
Digit: Bioabsorable, Metallic,
5:30 – 5:45 pm
Internal, External?
Peter A. Blume, DPM, FACFAS
Is There a Role for Medical
Cannabis in Foot and Ankle
4:40 – 5:00 pm Surgery?
Managing the Allen M. Jacobs, DPM, FACFAS
Metatarsophalangeal Joint
5:45 – 6:00 pm
Daniel J. Hatch, DPM, FACFAS
Q&A
5:00 – 5:20 pm
Angular Deformities
Luke D. Cicchinelli, DPM, FACFAS
4:00 – 6:00 pm
5:20 – 5:40 pm \ Recon Madness Final
The Complicated Toe: Four Mandalay Ballroom
Floating Toes, Sausage Toes, Moderator: J. Randolph Clements,
and Revisions DPM, FACFAS
Paul D. Dayton, DPM, MS, FACFAS Fact Checker: Jonathan J. Sharpe,
DPM, FACFAS
5:40 – 6:00 pm
Q&A The past champions of recon
madness are competing for their title
in the “Final Four”. Presidential
debate style on three previously
4:00 – 6:00 pm shared topics will be debated.
] Pain Management Panelists:
Royale Oceanside A George Tye Liu, DPM, FACFAS
Moderator: Harry P. Schneider, Al Ng, DPM, FACFAS
DPM, FACFAS Shannon M. Rush, DPM, FACFAS
Different medical specialists will Glenn M. Weinraub, DPM, FACFAS
present cases related to different pain
management techiques.
4:00 – 4:15 pm
Dealing with the Difficult
Patient and Red Flags
Kyle C. Fiala, DPM, FACFAS
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