Medical Education Training Program: Foot and Ankle

Controversies in Foot and Ankle Surgery
Friday and Saturday, October 2-3, 2026
ArthroLab™ | Naples, FL

DESCRIPTION

Designed to discuss the controversial topics that arise in foot and ankle surgery, this 2-day course offers a mix of lectures, discussion panels, and interactive group sessions, with the opportunity to spend time in the ArthroLab™ working hands-on with the latest techniques and innovative products.

FACULTY

Constantine Demetracopoulos, MD

Chief, Foot and Ankle Service, Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY

Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Justin J. Fleming, DPM

University Orthopaedic Associates
Somerset, NJ

Residency: Emory Healthcare
Atlanta, GA

Thomas G. Harris, MD

Chief of Foot and Ankle Surgery, UCLA-Harbor Medical Center
Torrence, CA

Fellowship: UCLA-Harbor/Balance Orthopaedics
Long Beach, CA

Anish R. Kadakia, MD

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, IL

Fellowship: Mercy Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

Kaitlin Neary, MD

Catalyst Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Boise, ID

Fellowship: University of California, Davis
Davis, CA

David I. Pedowitz, MD

Chief, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship: Foot and Ankle Surgery, Private Practice of Roger A. Mann, MD
Oakland, CA

Ryan B. Rigby, DPM

Logan Regional Orthopedics
Logan, UT

Fellowship: Sarasota Orthopedic Associates
Sarasota, FL

Nicholas L. Strasser, MD

Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt Health
Nashville, TN

Fellowship: OrthoCarolina
Charlotte, NC

AGENDA

Friday, October 2, 2026

6:30 AM	Breakfast Available
7:30 AM	Registration
7:55 AM	Welcome
	Each interactive session will include data-driven, case-based panel discussions addressing the most challenging controversies faced by foot and ankle surgeons.
	Didactic Session I – Ankle Instability
8:00 AM	Instability: Beyond the ATFL
8:10 AM	ShowCase Session: Ankle Instability
	Didactic Session II – Achilles
8:50 AM	Evolving the Insertion
9:00 AM	ShowCase Session: Achilles Pathology
9:40 AM	Break
	Didactic Session III - Trauma
10:00 AM	Going Pro: The Next Generation
10:10 AM	ShowCase Session: Trauma
	Didactic Session IV - Forefoot
10:50 AM	Lapidus and the Future
11:00 AM	ShowCase Session: Forefoot
11:40 AM	Arthrex Foot and Ankle, Trauma, and Orthobiologics Update
11:45 AM	OrthoPedia: Online Educational Platform
11:55 AM	Pre-Lab Announcements
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	ArthroLab Session
4:10 PM	Reception
5:00 PM	Adjourn

Saturday, October 3, 2026

6:30 AM	Breakfast Available
7:55 AM	Opening Comments
8:00 AM	Two Techniques, Same Outcome?
10:00 AM	Break
10:20 AM	Small Group Breakout – Choose Your Own Adventure
11:55 AM	Lab Instructions
12:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 PM	MIS Calcaneal Osteotomy and Cheilectomy
1:00 PM	ArthroLab Session
3:30 PM	Adjourn

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