Experts Contribute to Education Program at AOFAS 2025 Annual Meeting

At this year’s annual meeting of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) – hosted Sept. 10 to 13, 2025, in Savannah, Georgia – Peter Mangone, MD, chief of Foot and Ankle Surgery in the UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, was elected to the AOFAS Presidential Line and began his service as AOFAS secretary. Dr. Mangone previously served as the president of the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the AOFAS.

Numerous members of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery also attended and contributed to meaningful sessions, lectures, courses, and research focused on the latest breakthroughs in foot and ankle orthopaedics. Learn more about their contributions below.

Sessions

Deltoid & AITFL Arthroscopically
Peter G. Mangone, MD

Top 10 Things to Know About Coding and Practice Management in Your First Few Years
Peter G. Mangone, MD

Symposium 8A: Sports Shorts I: Treatment of Instabilities Around the Ankle

Moderated by MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA

There's No Need to Go Around The World, Just Focus on One Joint: Isolated Talonavicular Arthrodesis for PCFD
Richard M. Smith, MD

Papers

Setting Expectations After Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture Repair: The 6-Month Recovery Milestone
Rachit Saggar, MBBS; Joseph Mullen, BS; Warren Austin; Abdulganeey Olawin, BS; Tyler Williams, BS; Charles Patterson, BS; Chukwudi Onyeukwu, MD; Soichi Hattori, MD, PhD; Peter Mangone, MD; MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA

Severe Frailty Predicts Four-Fold Increased Mortality After Ankle Fracture ORIF: Analysis of 14,400 Geriatric Patients
Rachit Saggar, MBBS; Joseph Mullen, BS; Warren Austin; Abdulganeey Olawin, BS; Chukwudi Onyeukwu, MD; Emily Lau, MD; Gele Moloney, MD; George Russell, MD; MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA

Learn more about the AOFAS Annual Meeting.