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American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons


    • May 15, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    25PC403 - Expand Your Cash Flow: Finding and Maintaining Opportunities to Add to Your Income

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 48:12


    Description: Podiatry can provide a great income and life for yourself and family. All of us have hobbies and other interests that we enjoy spending time on. How can we turn those interests/hobbies into opportunities to supplement our income? We have three expert panelists who will discuss opportunities they have pursued to add to their cash flow and help supplement their lives outside of podiatry. They will give insight on how they gained knowledge of these chances, and the steps they took to pursue these interests. Furthermore, we will dive into how to expand your network within these "side jobs" to gain more connections and opportunities to further expand your income. Moderator: Timothy Miller, DPM, FACFAS, Moderator Panelists: Harry Schneider, DPM, FACFAS; John Steinberg, DPM, FACFAS

    25PC 402-Financial Literacy 1099 Income

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 39:21


    For most physicians, leaving the comfort of an employed position (W-2) to pursue an independent contract position (1099) is daunting. With 1099/K-1 income, you can implement many strategies that will allow you to set yourself up for financial independence. During this podcast, you will learn how earning 1099/K-1 income offers you the ability to optimize your retirement contributions, maximize business expenses, and customize insurance policies and investments. As an independent contractor (IC) you can also minimize your taxable income. After all, it's not about how much money you earn but how much money you keep. The IC model isn't for everyone, but if done the right way, it can positively impact your annual financial portfolio.  Moderator: Colin Mizuo, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Nolan Pendleton, CFP®, MBA Run time - 39m

    25PC401 - Mothering and Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 33:45


    Moderator: Ellianne M. Nasser, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Deepali Darji, DPM, FACFAS Kristin L. Strannigan, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 34m

    25PC400 - Bridging the Gap: Transitioning from Residency to Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 64:10


    Transitioning from training and into practice can be a stressful period for young physicians. Regardless of your level of training, young physicians in their first few years of practice have a lot on their plate between building their practice, caring for their patients, and understanding the intricacies of what is likely a new hospital system for them to navigate. Simply put, a lot of young physicians don't know that they don't know about how to prepare as they begin their career. Our panelists will share their experiences of their first few years in practice and how they handled their own evolution from resident/fellow into a practicing physician, while also providing insight on how to best prepare and handle this difficult, transitional stage of your career. Moderator: Cody J. Togher, DPM, AACFAS Panelists: Colin M. Mizuo, DPM, FACFAS Mira Pandya, DPM, AACFAS   Run time: 58m

    25PC399 - The Art of Saying No

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 43:48


    Moderator: Brian S. Derner, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Brett D. Sachs, DPM, FACFAS Ryan T. Scott, DPM, FACFAS Glenn M. Wienraub, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 44m

    24PC398 - The Future of MIS

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 25:52


    Moderator: Kwasi Kwaadu, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Corine L. Creech, DPM, FACFAS Anthony (Bobby) Ndu, MD, MBA Run time: 27m

    24PC397 - Responsible Expansion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 54:10


    Moderator: Maryellen Brucato, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Douglas Appel, DPM, FACFAS Michael Coyer, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 58m

    24PC396 - Grassroots Marketing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 28:00


    Moderator: Maryellen Brucato, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Deepali Darji, DPM, FACFAS Ellianne Nasser, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 28m

    24PC395 - Protecting Your Assets

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 31:39


    Moderator: Bela A. Pandit, DPM, FACFAS Guest speaker: Sara Samuels, JD, CLU, RICP Run Time: 32m

    24PC394 - INDUSTRY INNOVATIONS PODCAST: Redefining Ankle Arthroplasty: Innovations and the Future of Surgical Planning for Total Ankle

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 18:48


    In this episode of ACFAS On Demand, Drs. Hodges Davis and Ryan Scott discuss the evolution of total ankle replacement and its transformative impact on managing ankle arthritis. They explore advancements in enabling technologies like Prophecy Surgical Planning® and patient-specific instrumentation, 3D planning tools, and Prophecy FootprintTM, which have provided opportunities for increased surgical precision, expanded treatment options for complex deformities, and enhanced outcomes for patients. Looking ahead, they envision the role of AI and other enabling technologies in simplifying TAR and its ancillary procedures, enabling surgeons to gain confidence in tackling more total ankle cases. This engaging discussion highlights the future of ankle arthroplasty as it moves toward becoming the gold standard in patient care.  To learn more about Stryker total ankle, please visit Ankle | Stryker or contact your local sales representative.

    24PC393 - What to Look for in Your First Contract

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 48:59


    Reviewing and understanding contracts is one of the first steps to complete at the beginning of your professional career. This podcast is designed to highlight what to look for, how to negotiate the benefits, and when to seek legal advice vs. second opinions from peers and is geared towards senior residents and post grad fellows who are about to start their attending career. If you would like to have a refresh on “Contracting 101” or if you have minimal understanding of what your first contract should entail, this podcast is for you.  Moderator: William Bui Tran, DPM Panelists: Jeffrey Dikis, DPM, FACFAS Christopher Hood, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 47m

    24PC392 - INDUSTRY INNOVATIONS PODCAST: Treating At-Risk of Healing Fractures.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 40:30


    This episode is sponsored by Bioventus and the EXOGEN® Bone Healing System and features Sonya Ahmed, MD, James Steriovski, DPM, and Robert Zura, MD as they discuss treating the hard to heal patients when traditional means have been exhausted. Learn more at EXOGEN Run time: 40m

    24PC391 - Work/Life Balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 27:39


    Moderator: Bela A Pandit, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Maryellen P. Brucato, DPM, FACFAS Ellianne M. Nasser, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 28m

    24PC390 - Bunion Dogma

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 44:26


    Moderator: Gage Caudell, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Paul Dayton, DPM, FACFAS Daniel Hatch, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 44m.

    24PC389 - Open Vs. Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair Treatment Options for Achilles Tendon Ruptures

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 36:10


    Moderator: William DeCarbo, DPM,FACFAS Panelists: Jason DeVries, DPM, FACFAS Brett Sachs, DPM, FACFAS Joshua Thun, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 36m

    24PC388 - Surgical Vs. Non-Surgical Management of Achilles Tendon Ruptures

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 37:09


    Moderator: Sandeep Patel, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Matthew Cobb, DPM, FACFAS Matthew Doyle, DPM, FACFAS Johanna Richey, DPM, FACFAS Run time - 34m

    24PC387 - Step-By-Step Infection in Setting the Orthopedic Hardware

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 48:09


    Moderator: Brandi M. Johnson, DPM, FACFAS Speakers: Richard Derner, DPM, FACFAS Laurence G. Rubin, DPM, FACFAS Caitlin S. Zarick, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 48m

    24PC386 - Peroneus Brevis Insertional Tendonitis (Part Two)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 23:02


    Moderator: Ronald G. Ray, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Meagan M. Jennings, DPM, FACFAS Scott D. Nelson, DPM, FACFAS Michael H. Theodoulou, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 23min 

    24PC385 - Management of Anterior Tibial and Insertional Tendonitis (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 29:35


    Moderator: Ronald G. Ray, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Meagan M. Jennings, DPM, FACFAS Scott D. Nelson, DPM, FACFAS Michael H. Theodoulou, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 29min

    24PC384 - Controversies in Surgery of Digital Deformities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 43:21


    Controversies in Surgery of Digital Deformities Moderator: Benjamin D. Cullen, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Thomas J. Chang, DPM, FACFAS Luke D. Cicchinelli, DPM, FACFAS Thanh L. Dinh, DPM, FACFAS Noman A. Siddiqui, DPM, FACFAS Run Time: 43m 20s

    INDUSTRY INNOVATIONS PODCAST: Debunking Osteomyelitis Myths

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 36:37


    This episode is sponsored by BONESUPPORT™, makers of CERAMENT® G – an FDA authorized, antibiotic-eluting bone void filler. For more information, visit https://www.bonesupport.com/en-us/products/cerament-g/ Warren Joseph DPM, FIDSA moderates a conversation about osteomyelitis in the foot and ankle with Alan Block, DPM and Jason Mendivil, DPM. In it, they not only discuss CERAMENT G and it's uses, but antimicrobial stewardship, minimally invasive outpatient procedures, and the critical importance of preventing amputation.   Interested in staying in touch? Follow BONESUPPORT on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/bonesupport-ab/

    24PC383 - The Supramalleolar Osteotomy - How and When it is Indicated

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 43:45


    Join us as we shine a spotlight into Supramalleolar Osteotomy, and hear some tips and pearls from our expert faculty. Moderator: Hummira Abawi DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Patrick R. Burns, DPM, FACFAS Noman A. Siddiqui, DPM, FACFAS Cassandra B. Tomczak, DPM, FACFAS Run Time: 44m

    24PC382 - Selecting a Residency

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 45:54


    Join our panelists to get an inside look on the road to residency, and some tools to help you on that journey. Moderator: Karla De La Mata Tarricone, DPM Panelists: Kimberly Bobbitt, DPM, FACFAS Benjamin Cullen, DPM, FACFAS Ellianne Nasser, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 42m 59s

    24PC381 - Tourniquet Use in Foot and Ankle Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 47:15


    Moderator: Kyle Peterson, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Brian Burgess, DPM, FACFAS Jeffrey McAlister, DPM, FACFAS Michael Theodoulou, DPM, FACFAS Vincent Vacketta, DPM, AACFAS Run time: 29m 45s

    24PC380 - Pros and Cons to Joining Different Types of Practices

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 30:46


    Moderator: Kristin L. Strannigan, DPM, FACFAS Panelist: Lauren A. Wurster, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 30m 45s

    24PC379 - Residency Education in the Current Environment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 44:01


    Moderator: Hummira H. Abawi, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Benjamin D. Cullen, DPM, FACFAS Shital Sharma, DPM, FACFAS Run Time: 44 min

    24PC378 - Becoming a Leader in the Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 51:41


    Join us for this episode to gain insight on becoming a leader in the profession and hear how the ACFAS Chris Mahaffey Leadership Development Program can be an instrumental part of that journey. Moderator: Timothy Miller, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Michelle L. Butterworth, DPM, FACFAS Jason A. Piraino, DPM, MS, FACFAS Laura E. Sansosti, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 51m 40s Want to know more? check out the Leadership Development Program.

    24PC377 - "Why Podiatry, Doc?" - What I Had Wish I Had Known

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 47:12


    Moderator: Shawn Khademi, DPM, AACFAS Panelists: Brian Derner, DPM, AACFAS JT Marcoux, DPM, FACFAS Diana Rogers, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 47m

    24PC376 - Women Surgeons - Defining the Future of Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 48:08


    Listen to expert faculty as they share experiences, tips and pearls in this candid conversation.  Moderators: Lisa T. Levick, DPM, FACFAS Brandi M. Johnson, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Jossie S. Abraham, DPM, FACFAS Nicole M. Brouyette, DPM, FACFAS Michelle L. Butterworth, DPM, FACFAS Shital Sharma, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 48m  Want to hear more? Join us for the Women's Virtual Symposium on April 13 for a deeper dive and earn 6.5 CME.   

    24PC375 - Getting Involved with ACFAS

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 29:47


    Join our expert faculty and hear tips and pearls on how you can get involved with the College and give back. Cody Togher, DPM, AACFAS (Moderator) Panelists: Thanh Dinh, DPM, FACFAS Laura Sansosti, DPM, FACFAS Roland Ramdass, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 29m 

    INDUSTRY INNOVATIONS PODCAST - The Learning Curve of Fibular Nailing and Patients' Successes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 31:50


    Sponsored by Conventus Flower Orthopedics. Surgeons Aziz Rasooli, DPM, and Caleb McFerren, DPM, discuss:    • Why each has evolved from “traditional plate & screw ORIF” to IM nails for distal fibula fractures    • Early lessons learned from the Flex-Thread Distal Fibula Nail   • Patient outcomes & success  stories.   For more information connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flower-orthopedics/   Run time: 31m 49s

    23PC374 - How to Get "First Class" - Sponsored by Bioventus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 36:09


    Thank you to Bioventus for sponsoring this episode. For more information about EXOGEN, please visit: https://www.exogen.com/radio Moderator: Maryellen P. Brucato, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Bela A. Pandit, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 33m 57s

    23PC373 - Posterior Malleolar Fractures - Sponsored by Bioventus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 30:49


    Thank you to Bioventus for sponsoring this episode. For more information about EXOGEN, please visit: https://www.exogen.com/radio This episode's moderator is Lisa T. Levick-Doane, DPM, FACFAS. Panelists are: Martina Randall, DPM, FACFAS Shital Sharma, DPM, FACFAS Jennifer Van, DPM, FACFAS Runtime: 30m 48s

    23PC372 - What's Your Five-Year Plan?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 33:52


    Moderator: Ellianne M. Nasser, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Maryellen P. Brucato, DPM, FACFAS Kristin L. Strannigan, DPM, FACFAS Runtime: 33m 52s

    23PC371 - Controversies in Charcot Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 57:53


    Moderator: Benjamin D. Cullen, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Caitlin S. Zarick, DPM, FACFAS Jacob Wynes, DPM, MS, FACFAS Noman A. Siddiqui, DPM, FACFAS Katherine M. Raspovic, DPM, FACFAS Runtime: 57m 52s

    23PC370 - How Not to Lose Your Entire Staff

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 44:46


    Moderator: Melinda Mason-Miller Panelists: Albert Giagnacova, DPM, AACFAS Christopher Cook, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 43m 13s

    23PC369 - Plan the Work, Work the Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 43:04


    Moderator: Shawn Khademi, DPM, AACFAS Panelists: Zack Dawson, DPM, AACFAS Nolan Pendleton, CFP®MBA Runtime: 43m 3s

    23PC368 - Ankle Arthritis (Sponsored by Stryker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 38:17


    Thank you to Stryker for sponsoring this episode. To learn more about Stryker's total ankle Continuum of Care, please visit https://www.stryker.com/ Moderator: Brandi M. Johnson, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Kimberlee B. Hobizal, DPM, FACFAS Jeffrey E. McAlister, DPM, FACFAS Amber M. Shane, DPM, FACFAS Runtime: 31m 42s

    23PC367 - Evolution of Total Ankle (Sponsored by Stryker)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 33:44


    Thank you to Stryker for sponsoring this episode. To learn more about Stryker's total ankle Continuum of Care, please visit https://www.stryker.com/ Moderator: Ryan L. McMillen, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Patrick R. Burns, DPM, FACFAS Kimberlee B. Hobizal, DPM, FACFAS Run time: 33m 43s

    23PC366 - MIS Bunion Vs. Lapidus (Sponsored By Arthrex, Inc.)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 46:10


    Thank you to Arthrex, Inc., for sponsoring this episode.  For more information, please visit: https://bunionectomy.arthrex.com/ Moderator: Lisa Levick-Doane, DPM, FACFAS   Panelists: Maryellen Brucato, DPM, FACFAS Mindi Dayton, DPM, FACFAS Noman Siddiqui, DPM, FACFAS Runtime: 46m 09s

    23PC356: Controversies in Bunion Surgery (Sponsored by Arthrex, Inc.)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 51:51


    Thank you to Arthrex, Inc., for sponsoring this episode. For more information, please visit: https://bunionectomy.arthrex.com/  Moderator: Benjamin D. Cullen, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Sandeep B. Patel, DPM, FACFAS Jeffrey R. Baker, DPM, FACFAS Noman A. Siddiqui, DPM, FACFAS Runtime: 51m 50s

    23PC364 - Is MIS Achilles the New Standard?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2023 35:35


    Moderator: Jeffrey E. McAlister, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Zachary A. Flynn, DPM, FACFAS David. R. Larson, DPM, FACFAS Nilin M. Rao, DPM, PhD, FACFAS Run time: 35m 34s

    23PC363: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You - RVU's and Getting Paid for the Work You Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 41:30


    Moderator: Janson Holm, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Andrew B. Shinabarger, DPM, MS, FACFAS Michael D. Corcoran, DPM, FACFAS Runtime: 41m 29s

    23PC362 - Promoting Yourself in a Digital World

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 33:01


    Moderator: Lt. Colin M. Mizuo, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Krupa M. Patel, DPM, FACFAS Ross E. Taubman, DPM, FACFAS   Runtime: 33m

    23PC361: The Ruptured Plantar Plate: Flexor Tendon Transfer vs. Plantar Plate Repair

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 31:53


    Moderator: Mark A. Prissel, DPM, FACFAS Panel: Larry A. DiDomenico, DPM, FACFAS Jeffrey E. McAlister, DPM, FACFAS J. Randolph Clements, DPM, FACFAS Run Time: 31m 52s

    ACFAS_23PC360 - Isolated Fibular Fractures - Fix or Not?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 31:28


    Faculty: Jason A. Kayce, DPM, FACFAS Ryan T. Scott, DPM, FACFAS   Run time: 31m 27s

    22PC359: Functional Expectations and Limitations after Multiple Medial Column Fusions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 43:42


    Moderator: Ron G. Ray, DPM, FACFAS   Panelists: Brett D. Sachs, DPM, FACFAS; Michael A. Gentile, DPM, FACFAS; Matthew E. Williams, DPM, FACFAS   Listen in as the panel discusses managing patients with multiple medial column joint fusions. They talk about expertise needed, techniques and positioning issues, and functional limitations patients may experince following these procedures.   Running time: 43m 41s

    22PC358: Revision Options for Failed First MTPJ Procedures

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 39:53


    Moderator: William T. DeCarbo, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Ryan B. Rigby, DPM, FACFAS; Jason G. DeVries, DPM, FACFAS; Jason V. Naldo, DPM, FACFAS Join the panel in an engaging discussion about revision for First MTPJ failures including: patient workup, joint prep, management of bone loss, dealing with the lesser metatarsals, assessing cause of non-union, post-op protocols and more pearls for managing this challenging procedure. 

    22PC357: Tips and Learning Curve - Pearls for MIS Foot Mastery (All MIS panel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 46:30


    Moderator: Jeffrey E. McAlister, DPM, FACFAS   Panelists: Eric S. Baskin, DPM, FACFAS, Kwasi Y. Kwaadu, DPM, FACFAS, Johanna F. Godoy, DPM, FACFAS   Run Time: 46m 29s

    22PC356: Non-Unions: Comprehensive work up and appropriate management.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022 34:28


    Thanks to Bioventus for sponsoring this episode. To learn more about EXOGEN visit: https://www.EXOGEN.com/radio Moderator: Michael A. Gentile, DPM, FACFAS Panelists: Alan A. MacGill, DPM, FACFAS Michael H. Theodoulou, DPM, FACFAS Michael D. Dujela, DPM, FACFAS   For more educational resources, visit: https://www.acfas.org/ 

    ACFAS_22PC355 - INDUSTRY INNOVATIONS PODCAST - New Innovations in the Treatment of Metatarsus Adductus. Sponsored by Treace Medical.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 29:24


    INDUSTRY INNOVATIONS PODCAST - New Innovations in the Treatment of Metatarsus Adductus. Sponsored by Treace Medical. Description:  Dr. Paul Dayton shares his experience in managing Metatarsus Adductus along with Hallux Valgus Deformity including incidence, surgical approach, post operative management and the design rationale for the Adductoplasty system from Treace Medical.  To learn more about the Adductoplasty System, please visit: https://www.lapiplasty.com/surgeons/other-products/adductoplasty-system/      *Physician is a paid consultant of Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.      For more educational resources, visit: https://www.acfas.org/ https://www.acfas.org/ Run time: 29m 33s

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