Our orthopaedic care family was once again out in force this past week at AOFAS 2024. Dr. Peter Mangone, outgoing Orthopaedic Foor and Ankle Foundation (OFAF) President and new addition to the PittOrtho and UPMC family, helped welcome Dr. MaCalus Hogan as the incoming OFAF President. OFAF is the philanthropic arm of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.
Several notable presentations were made, including one from our FAIR Group on “Geospatial Trends in Insurance Payor Reimbursements Based on Area Deprivation Index for Total Ankle Arthroplasty across Southwestern Pennsylvania.” Foot & Ankle fellowship alum, Dr. Richard Smith, also presented on Total Ankle Arthroplasty and Ankle Arthrodesis utilization in historically underserved populations. It was also great to see everyone at the University of Pittsburgh-UPMC meet-and-greet dinner, bringing together faculty, research fellows, and alumni for a valuable networking event.
