Our physicians are currently involved with 30 research projects. This is what differentiates us from many of the Orthopedic and Podiatric Surgeons in the Midwest. Our physicians frequently attend national and international medical conferences to present their research.

If you are interested in learning more about our research projects, please contact Emily Stansbury at ofacresearch@orthofootankle.com

Awards and Recognition

Our physicians recently attended the 25th Annual Summer Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia for the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society. They presented 11 abstracts and won 2 outstanding awards at the conference.

Their abstract titled “Early Weight Bearing of Calcaneal Fractures with Locked Plates” won
2nd prize.

They also won the Roger A. Mann Award for Outstanding Clinical paper titled “Prospective Controlled Trial of STAR Total Ankle Replacement Versus Ankle Fusion: Initial Results”

Research & Publications

• Thomas H. Lee, MD
• Gregory C. Berlet, MD
• Terrence M. Philbin, DO
• Christopher F. Hyer, DPM