Dr Keith Leslie WapnerDr Keith Leslie Wapner had his orthopedic training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He did his foot and ankle Reconstructive Surgery fellowship from University of California. He had additional training in Micro-vascular Surgical Techniques at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1983.
He is currently serving as Clinical Professor Orthopedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania & Adjunct Professor, Orthopedic Surgery Drexel College of Medicine. He served as Chairman and Co-Chairman of various fellowship trainings, residency programmes, surgical skill trainings and advanced surgical training courses. He was appointed as Board examiner for American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery since 1998. He has almost 92 peer-reviewed articles, 38 textbook chapters and over 250 national and international presentations to his credit apart from other award-winning papers in the early phase of his carrier. He has 24 visiting professorships throughout the world.
Dr. TR. Daniels, MD, FRCSCDr. Timothy R. Daniels obtained his Orthopaedic Specialty from University of Saskatchewan in 1991. Dr. Daniels began his foot and ankle practice at the Wellesley Hospital in Toronto, Ontario in June 1993. In 1994 he established a Foot Clinic, a multi-disciplinary centre for patients with various kinds of foot and ankle pathology. Presently, he is Associate Professor and Head of the Foot and Ankle Program at University of Toronto, and Chief of Division of Orthopaedics at St. Michael’s Hospital.
Dr. Daniels serves as Associate Editor to the journal Foot and Ankle International and has been on the editorial board of Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (Am) and Journal of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
He is the Co-founder and Coordinator of the Biennial Foot and Ankle Symposia held in Toronto (since 2003 this meeting has become a bi-coastal annual event renamed the Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Symposium, alternating between Toronto, Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia) . He is also Co-Founder and Past President, COFAS (Canadian Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society)
Served as Chair for various foot and Ankle research and study group Chair, Foot and Ankle Research, St. Michael’s Foundation.
He is the recipient some of prestigious awards in the field of Orthopaedic education
Dr. Kai Olms Dr. Med Kai Olms from Germany had an illustrious medical carrier and is into foot and ankle surgery since 1990. He was selected as an honorary member of American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeries in 2003.
He was the scientific director of several meetings and workshops in Germany. He is also the founding president of Foot Surgery Foundation in Germany in 1996.A renowned speaker, he has delivered lectures in the field of foot surgery in various international conferences.His publications include comprehensive textbook of hallux valgus surgery apart from numerous papers in various scientific journals.He is currently the Chairman of Instructional Wetlabs in USA, Mexico, Europe, Lebanon, Russia and China. He is the design consultant for Strykar VariAx foot solution.Dr. Olms is an active member of ‘Healing the Children’ Seattle Chapter for Foot and Ankle, Charity mission to Vietnam, Nepal, Indonesia.
Donald Bohay MD, FACS Dr. Bohay specializes in foot and ankle reconstruction, trauma and deformity, including bunions, hammertoes, painful flat feet, arthritis, diabetic foot, sports injuries and complex deformity. Passionate about helping the next generation of orthopedists, Dr. Bohay teaches at two local institutions as well as reviews and edits two publications. He is also the director of the Grand Rapids Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship Program and has published hundreds of articles, authored book chapters and participated in numerous research projects. He has also been involved in humanitarian relief efforts, including volunteering with Partners in Health after the Haiti earthquake.
John Anderson MD Dr. Anderson specializes in comprehensive treatment of foot and ankle disorders, including conservative and surgical care. He strives to go above and beyond the call of duty to gain more information about foot and ankle treatments and surgical procedures. As a national and international expert in his field, he frequently presents at conferences and events, and he publishes extensively to expand his own knowledge base and that of his peers. He is actively involved in research as well as medical student, resident and orthopaedic foot and ankle fellowship education. Dr. Anderson currently serves as Orthopaedic Department Chairman at Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids.
Dr. Sheldon S Lin, MDDr. Lin completed his undergraduate studies at Pennsylvania State University and received his medical doctorate from Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. He completed his residency training in Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital with further training in a Foot and Ankle Fellowship under nationally renowned mentors John Gould, M.D., Jeffery E. Johnson, M.D., and Michael S. Shereff, M.D., at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
After completing six years of training, he joined the Faculty in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at University Hospital (UMDNJ) in 1996.
Dr. Lin has lectured on various topics on trauma (Traumatic Foot Injury in Trauma Center), Tendon Abnormality (Non-operative Treatment of PTT Dysfunction), and disorders of the foot and ankle in DM (The Diabetic Foot).
Dr. Lin has lectured and published many scientific articles on the latest medical technique (Subtalar Arthrodesis, Non-operative Treatment of PTT, Tendo-Achilles lengthening for equinuus contracture in DM patients with ulcers). He is on staff at UMDNJ-Newark, Overlook Hospital and Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Anish KadakiaDr. Kadakia is currently an Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Northwestern University in Chicago. Prior to this position, he was Chief of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the University of Michigan for six years. After completion of an Orthopedic Residency at Northwestern University, he had the opportunity to pursue a Foot and Ankle Fellowship with Dr. Mark Myerson in Baltimore. Dr. Kadakia has a strong commitment to education and has written over 30 book chapters and lectured both nationally and internationally. He has also had the honor of being a guest professor and performed surgery in China. Currently, in addition to being actively engaged in research, he is one of the editors-in-chief of the Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research, an open access orthopedic journal.
He is actively writing his own book entitled "A stepwise approach to foot and ankle surgery." The primary goal of the book is to educate the reader on how to not only perform the technical aspects of the surgery, but to additionally understand the indications and the normal postoperative course following surgery. He believes in advancing the field of foot and ankle orthopedic surgery and has been on the forefront of developing new surgical techniques to help improve the quality of care that surgeons are able to deliver. He has been active in the American Foot and Ankle Orthopedic Society (AOFAS) since 2007 and actively involved with the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery in their resident education.
