CME OnDemand: Winter Meeting 2026
AOFAS Winter Meeting 2026
AOFAS Winter Meeting 2026

Program Chairs:
M. Truitt Cooper, MD, and Joseph S. Park, MD

Course Content
  •  2 Paper sessions 
  •  6 Scientific symposia
  •  23 Audio presentations

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 these enduring materials for a maximum of 10.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Participants are required to submit a completed evaluation form at the end of the meeting in order to receive CME credit. 
Paper Sessions

Paper Session 1
Moderators: Jeannie Huh, MD, and Aaron J. Guyer, MD

A Novel Clinical Classification of Peroneal Tendon Disease Correlates with Tissue Pathology and Postoperative Outcomes
Julia Matthias, MD; Nicholas Austin, AS; Sara Buckley, DO; Samuel Stark, BS; Michael David, PhD; Michael Zuscik, PhD; Helena Jonsson, MD, PhD; Kenneth Hunt, MD

Assessing the Impact of SGLT2i on Outcomes Following Hindfoot Arthrodesis: A TriNetX Analysis

Abhiram Dawar, BA; Gnaneswar Chundi, BS; Michael Greenberg, BS; Roman Duchnycz, MBS; Zachary Fuller, MD; Tuckerman Jones, MD; Kush Mody, MD; Sheldon Lin, MD

Radiographic Outcomes and Complication Rates Following First Tarsometatarsal Joint Arthrodesis with a Multiplanar Correction System for Hallux Valgus Correction
Thelma Jimenez Mosquea, MD; Yasamin Daneshvar, DPM; Uzaam Syed, DPM; Hugo Ubillus, MD; Jeffrey Lucido, DPM; Paul Greenberg, DPM; Rick Delmonte, DPM; Raymond J. Walls, MD

Ten-Year Subsequent Hindfoot Fusion Rates Do Not Differ Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty or Ankle
Arthrodesis in a Large-Scale Database with Verified Continued Patient Enrollment
Jean Louka, MD; Gregory Guyton, MD; Eslam Alkaramany, MD

Radiation Exposure and Safety in Minimally Invasive Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Comparative Analysis
Between Minimally Invasive Distal First Metatarsal Transverse Osteotomy and Akin Osteotomy versus Open Modified Lapidus Procedure
Preston Harrison, BS; Sarah Kiriluk, MD; Kevin Lee; Moawiah Mustafa, MD; Shawn Guirau, MA; John O'Keefe, MD; Ettore Vulcano, MD; A. Holly Johnson, MD; Jonathan Kaplan, MD; Oliver Schipper, MD; J. Benjamin Jackson III, MD, MBA; Tyler Gonzalez, MD, MBA

Comparing Patient Reported Outcomes and Complications Following Open versus Minimally Invasive
Double and Triple Arthrodesis for Rigid Flatfoot Deformity: A Retrospective Analysis
Paoloivan Fiore, MD; Sarah Kiriluk, MD; Preston Harrison, BS; Lance Schacht, BS; Alice Montagna, MD; Tyler Gonzalez, MD, MBA; Ettore Vulcano, MD

A Modified Ponseti Method for Skeletally Mature Patients with Clubfoot and Acquired Complex Foot Deformities

Nany Lemus Ruiz, MD; Martha Caicedo-Gutierrez, MD; Diego Ortiz, MD; Jaime Schuster, MD; Diana Montoya, MD; Brandon Zaldivar, MD; Adriana Cogua Rodriguez, MD

Discussion

 
Paper Session 2
Moderators: James J. Sferra, MD, and Steve B. Behrens, MD

Distinct Morphological Phenotypes Influence Stability After Syndesmotic Injury: A Cadaveric Weight-Bearing CT Study
Kareem Omran, MD; Cesar de Cesar Netto, MD, PhD; Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur, MD, PhD; Grayson Talaski, BSE; Kepler Carvalho, MD; Kevin Dibbern, PhD

Return to Sport After Excision of Os Trigonum in Athletes
Alexis Watson, BS; Gokul Kalyanasundaram, MD; Alexander Wahl, MD; Wen Chao, MD

Long-Term Solid AFO Bracing for Failed Conservative Management of Achilles Tendinosis

Nicolas Zingas, MD; Christopher Zingas, MD; Louis Zingas, MSc

Patient-Reported Outcomes After Minimally Invasive versus Open Achilles Tendon Debridement and
Haglund’s Resection
Elinor Stern, MD; Sanidhya Singh, BS; John Tabb, MD; Barrie Sugarman, MD; Ian Torchia, MSc; David Walton, MD; James Holmes, MD; Paul Talusan, MD

Assessing Reliability of Online Star Ratings in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Multi-Institutional Analysis of
Solicited versus Unsolicited Patient Reviews
Christopher Chiodo, MD; Paul Fine-Lease, BA; Luke Bornstein; Giovanna Kalin
 
Single-Shot Liposomal Bupivacaine Is a Safe and Effective Alternative to Continuous Catheter-Based Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Management of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Paoloivan Fiore, MD; Sarah Kiriluk, MD; Sebastian Baquero; Tyler Gonzalez, MD, MBA; Ettore Vulcano, MD

Subtalar Arthrodesis for Post-Traumatic Arthritis After Calcaneus Fracture Is Associated with a
Higher Nonunion Risk
James Padley, MD; Ryan Leduc, MD; Kerri Bell, MD; George Graham, MD; Kayla Hietpas, MPH; Robert Anderson, MD; Bruce Cohen, MD; J. Kent Ellington, MD; Todd Irwin, MD; Carroll Jones, MD; Scott Shawen, MD; Samuel Ford, MD

Discussion

 

Scientific Symposia and Guest Speakers
Program

Symposium 1: Advanced Ankle Arthroplasty
Moderators: Constantine A. Demetracopoulos, MD, and Elizabeth A. Cody, MD

Symposium 2: Surgery Went Well, What's Next?
Moderators: Nicholas L. Strasser, MD, and J. Turner Vosseller, MD

Symposium 3: I Followed the Recipe, Why Does the Foot Still Look So Flat?
Moderators: Scott J. Ellis, MD, and Lauren E. Geaney, MD

Symposium 4: I Thought Sports Medicine Was Supposed to Be Fun!
Moderators: Monika Volesky, MD, and Jonathon D. Backus, MD

Symposium 5: It's a Marathon, Not a Sprint...
Moderators: Daniel Guss, MD, MBA, and Bryan D. Den Hartog, MD

Symposium 6: Incorporation of New Technology: Is New and Shiny Always Better?
Moderators: J. Kent Ellington, MD, and Alan Y. Yan, MD

 

Audio Presentations

Audio presentations of innovative foot and ankle research. 
 
A Better Block: A Prospective Randomized Control Trial of Single-Shot Liposomal Bupivacaine Combined with Dexamethasone versus Liposomal Bupivacaine Alone Prior to Foot and Ankle Procedures
Grant Thomas, BS; Nana Amponsah, BA; Corinne Sommi, MD; Amy Nghe, BS; Armen Voskeridjian, MD; Selene Parekh, MD, MBA; Joseph Daniel, DO; David Pedowitz, MD, MS

Assessing the Intraarticular Pressure During Single Versus Double Staple Naviculocuneiform Joint Arthrodesis: A Biomechanical Study
Casey Jackson, MD; Marissa Gedman, MD; Michael Rahl, MD; Rohan Rajan, BS; Rajendra Singh, MS; Jordan Bauer, MD; Lauren Geaney, MD

Association Between Male Sex Hormones and Bone Metabolism During U.S. Army Basic Combat Training
Olivia Swaim, BS; Julie Hughes, PhD; Mary Bouxsein, PhD; Kristin Popp, PhD

Clinical Outcomes and Complication Profile of Open and Arthroscopic Ankle Arthrodesis: A Systematic Review
Rodrigo Encinas, MD; Sarah Kiriluk, MD; Brendan Kosko, MD; J. Benjamin Jackson III, MD, MBA; Ettore Vulcano, MD; Tyler Gonzalez, MD, MBA

Diabetes More Than Doubles the Risk of Major Limb Amputation Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A National Database Study with Verified Continued Patient Enrollment
Gregory Guyton, MD; Eslam Alkaramany, MD; Jean Louka, MD

Do Tramadol and a Steroid Dose Pack Provide Similar Pain Control as Oxycodone/Hydrocodone After Ankle Fracture Fixation?
Isabella Crisostomo, MS; Joshua Parry, MD

Durable Pain Relief After Deep Peroneal Neurectomy: A Longitudinal PROMIS Study
Seif El Masry, BS; Cesar Ramirez; Edward Haupt, MD; Glenn Shi, MD

Effect of Obesity on Complication Rates After Arthroscopy and Microfracture of Talar Osteochondral Lesions
Saif Hossain, BSc; Victor Shen, BS; Ian Winthrop, MD; Rachel Ranson, DO; Marc Chodos, MD

Evaluation of Large Language Models for Surgical Billing in Hallux Valgus Osteotomy
Nicholas Wang, BA, BS; Zhongxuan Chen, BS; Grant Thomas, BS; Kaushal Upadhyay, MBBS, MS; David Pedowitz, MD, MS; Joseph Daniel, DO; Selene Parekh, MD, MBA

Identifying Morphogical Differences Between Hindfoot and Ankle Osteoarthritis Presentations Using Weightbearing CT and Statistical Shape Modeling
Elana Renae Lapins, MSc; Charles Saltzman, MD; Amy Lenz, PhD

Impact of Obesity on Short- and Mid-Term Complications Following Total Ankle Replacement
Emily Teehan, MS; Victor Shen, BS; Saif Hossain, BSc; Andrew Fealy, BS; Marc Chodos, MD

Lateral Ligament Repair with Arthroscopic Microfracture and BMAC for Osteochondral Lesions of Talus
Rachit Saggar, MBBS; Abdulganeey Olawin, BS; Johnpaul Mozzocio; Warren Austin, BS; Eva Heidinger, MSc; Kenzo Cotton, BS; Soichi Hattori, MD, PhD; Lauren Lewis, MD; Peter Mangone, MD; MaCalus Hogan, MD, MBA

Long-Term Risk of Subtalar Joint Arthritis After Stemmed Total Ankle Replacement
Jae Yoon Kim, DPM; Cameron Meyer, DPM; Lauren Christie, DPM; Orlando Martinez, DPM; Gregory Berlet, MD

Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection Following Transfibular Total Ankle Arthroplasty: Is There a Role for DAIR?
Daniel Choi, MD; Jonathan Day, MD, MS; Katherine Convery, BS; Zijun Zhang, MD, PhD; Lew Schon, MD

Mid-Term Outcomes Following Total Talus Combination Ankle Replacement for Failed Total Ankle
Joseph McCahon, DO; Nazanin Kermanshahi, DO; Grant Thomas, BS; Joseph Daniel, DO; David Pedowitz, MD, MS; Selene Parekh, MD, MBA

Minimally Invasive Lapidus versus Open Lapidus Bunionectomy: Patient-Reported Outcomes Align at One Year After Surgery
Lance Ward, BA; Isabel Voellmicke, BS; Dwayne Carney, MD, MPH; Rebekah Belayneh, MD; Amanda Zeng, BS; Rachel Thompson, BSc(Med); Agnes Cororaton, MS; A. Holly Johnson, MD; Scott Ellis, MD

Outcomes and Complications of the META Technique for Hallux Valgus With and Without the Use of a Corrective Jig
Gonzalo Bastias, MD; Pablo Mocoçain Mac-iver, MD; Jose Bazan; Cristobal Abarca; Vicente Montes; Camilo Piga, MD; Diego Zanolli de Solminihac, MD

Patient-Reported Outcomes of Concomitant Deltoid and/or Syndesmotic Repair in Patients Undergoing Broström for Chronic Ankle Instability
Rachel Bergman, MD; Steven Hadley, BA; Sarah Westvold, MPH; Eric Durudogan, BS; Tanya Kukreja, BA; Carolyn Hu, BS; Ryan Filler, MD; Muhammad Mutawakkil, MD; Milap Patel, DO; Anish Kadakia, MD

Revision of Failed Total Ankle Arthroplasty to a Low-Profile Transfibular Trabecular Metal Prosthesis
Jonathan Day, MD, MS; Kevin Schafer, MD; Daniel Choi, MD; Katherine Convery, BS; Zijun Zhang, MD, PhD; Lew Schon, MD

Surgical Helmet Systems Do Not Decrease Infection Rates in Total Ankle Arthroplasty
Joseph McCahon, DO; Grant Thomas, BS; Anny Hsu, MD; Daniel Fuchs, MD; Joseph O'Neil, MD; Rachel Shakked, MD; Joseph Daniel, DO; David Pedowitz, MD, MS; Selene Parekh, MD, MBA

Tendoscopy-Assisted Flexor Digitorum Longus Transfer and Spring Ligament Synthetic Suture Tape Reconstruction for Flexible Progressing Collapsing Foot Deformity
Donatas Chlebinskas, MD

Validating the Two-Question Universal Pain and Function Score for Surgeries Below the Knee
Andrew Haskell, MD; Todd Kim, MD; Debbie Dang, MD, PhD

Younger Patients Undergoing Transfibular Total Ankle Arthroplasty Experienced Similar Outcomes as Older Patients at Midterm Follow-Up
Kevin Schafer, MD; Jonathan Day, MD, MS; Morgan Motsay, BS; Zijun Zhang, MD, PhD; Lew Schon, MD


Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Cost:
Member: $199.00
Non-Member: $399.00
Credit Offered:
10.25 CME (MD) OnDemand Credits
10.25 MOC Points
10.25 CME (PA/NP/RN) OnDemand Credits
10.25 CEU (AT) OnDemand Credits
10.25 CE (PT) OnDemand Credits
10.25 CME (DPM) OnDemand Credits
10.25 CME (Other) OnDemand Credits
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