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ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS

Dr. Bryan Den Hartog received his medical degree at the University of Iowa, and his orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He has over 30 years of clinical experience and expertise. Dr. Den Hartog specializes in complex cases involving lower extremities. These may include treatment of sports injuries and complex deformities related to the foot and ankle. He has a profound interest in education, which led him to develop a website for surgeons called footinnovate.com.

He has also instructed and trained other foot and ankle surgeons for over 2 years, both nationally and internationally. His passion for innovation has driven him to develop over 30 patents for the design and development of orthopaedic implants used around the world, as well as author more than 25 peer-reviewed scientific papers, all with the goal of improving the quality of surgeries and outcomes for patients with complex lower extremity injuries and conditions. He has been a reviewer for the Foot & Ankle international publication of the AOFAS since 2005 and served as a member at large on the board of directors for the AOFAS from 2006 to 2008 and as an officer from 2017 to the present and is the current president of the AOFAS.

Dr. David Kay is an accomplished orthopedic surgeon and inventor. He is the founder of OrthoHelix, a company dedicated to the design and development of innovative orthopedic devices. Dr. Kay's work at OrthoHelix has led to multiple patents for new medical devices, including a patented system for the treatment of distal radius fractures and a patented method for the reduction and fixation of fractures of the proximal humerus as well as a complete platform for foot and ankle reconstruction.

In addition to his work in industry, Dr. Kay has also made significant contributions to the field of orthopedic surgery through his numerous publications in respected medical journals. He is in clinical practice at Crystal Clinic in Akron, Ohio and is a professor of orthopedic surgery at Northeast Ohio University of Medicine. He is highly respected in the medical community for his expertise and dedication to advancing the field of orthopedic surgery through the development of new and improved medical devices. Dr. Kay continues to work as an orthopedic surgeon, and also serves as a consultant to medical device companies. He is also the founder of Resivant Medical and Surgical Targeted Solutions. He is dedicated to improving the lives of his patients through his surgical skills and innovative medical devices.

Ned Amendola, MD, is the Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of orthopedic surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Director of Sports Medicine, and Chief Medical Officer in the Athletic Department at Duke University. He is involved in the Orthopedic Sports Medicine and foot and ankle fellowship programs. His clinical and research interests focus on improving the understanding, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of sports and activity-related problems of the knee and foot and ankle.

Throughout his career, Dr Amendola has received numerous peer-reviewed grants, and published over 320 peer-reviewed articles, as well as authored extensive number of book chapters and editor of 8 textbooks in sports medicine, foot and ankle, and arthroscopy. Dr Amendola is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada, and Diplomate of the Canadian Academy of Sports Medicine. He is an active Member of many orthopedic and sports medicine organizations, including Past President for the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine.

Doctor Perera is an expert orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon based at the Spire Hospital in Cardiff in with fellowship training in Europe and the USA. His areas of expertise lie in treating sports injuries, ankle sprains, and ankle instability. He passionately believes in developing a personalized approach to every patient using a vast range of conservative or surgical procedures available.

His orthopedic training was undertaken by completing fellowships with leading foot and ankle surgeons across Europe and the USA. For this work, he was subsequently awarded the top prize by the British Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society in 2008. Mr. Perera is now a recognized national leader in the field of minimally invasive bunion surgery which offers specific advantages for many patients and also teaches this technique to other surgeons across the UK and USA.

Mr. Perera has also been invited to publish his work and lecture around the world including in America and China. He routinely publishes research on foot and ankle surgery and has won several national awards for this. In 2013, he was chosen as a finalist in the prestigious Laing Buisson Awards for the Medical Practice category. He is currently a vice president for the International Society of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Arthroscopy of the Foot and Ankle and is a board member of the International Ankle Instability Group.