AOFAS Basic and Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Course

May 29-30, 2026
Science Care Medical Training Facility and Bioskills Lab
Coppell, Texas (Dallas/Fort Worth area)

Chairs: Christopher P. Miller, MD, and Amiethab A. Aiyer, MD

This course is sold out and the waiting list is full. Please complete this form if you would like to be notified when registration is open for the next MIS Course in 2027.

Hands-On Training in MIS Techniques

The new AOFAS Basic and Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery Training Course offers both didactic and cadaveric training in foot and ankle MIS techniques.

Space is limited to give each attendee a personalized lab experience. Each attendee will receive their own specimen, and the faculty ratio is 1 faculty to 2 attendees.

Registration Fees

• AOFAS Members*: $1,700

• Nonmembers: $2,200

* AOFAS Members must pay 2026 dues prior to registration to receive the member rate. If you need to pay by check, please contact [email protected] to secure your spot in the course. Your registration will be processed when your dues payment is received.

Course Eligibility

All attendees must meet one of the following requirements:

• Medical doctors (MD) or doctors of osteopathy (DO) who have demonstrated their knowledge and training in orthopaedic surgery by obtaining certification by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery (ABOS), the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery (AOBOS), or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).

• Medical doctors (MD) or doctors of osteopathy (DO) and graduates of orthopaedic residency programs who are board-eligible and intend to pursue certification by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS), the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgery (AOBOS), or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).

• Orthopaedic surgeons, practicing outside the United States and Canada, who are fully trained and board-certified in their country (where applicable).

• Medical doctors (MD) or doctors of osteopathy (DO), residing in the United States or Canada, who are currently enrolled in an orthopaedic surgery residency training program or an orthopaedic fellowship program.

The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AOFAS designates this live activity for a maximum of 16.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the learner to earn credit toward the CME requirements of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery's Maintenance of Certification program. It is the CME activity provider's responsibility to submit learner completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABOS credit.

For more information on AOFAS accreditation and educational policies, visit the Program Overview page.

Hotel and Travel

Renaissance Dallas North Hotel
1590 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway
Dallas, Texas 75234

Rate: $119+tax per night. Reservations will be accepted until May 7, 2026, or until the block is full.

AOFAS will provide a shuttle from the hotel to the lab each morning, and back to the hotel after the course ends each day.

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Agenda

Schedule, faculty, and topics subject to change.

FRIDAY, MAY 29

6:30 am
Shuttle Pick-Up at Renaissance Dallas North Hotel, Drop Off at Science Care Lab

7:00 – 7:30 am
Breakfast

7:30 – 8:00 am
Check In and Change Into Scrubs

8:00 – 8:45 am
Introduction

Opening Remarks
Christopher Miller, MD, and Amiethab Aiyer, MD, Course Chairs

MIS History
Rebecca Cerrato, MD

What's MISsing: Instrument Review
Elizabeth Martin, MD

What's MISsing: Basic Burr Techniques
Lorena Bejarano-Pineda, MD

8:45 – 10:00 am
Calcaneal Osteotomy - Lecture Session

Anatomy: MIS Hindfoot/Ankle/Achilles
Miki Dalmau-Pastor, PhD

MIS Calc Slide
Javier del Vecchio, MD

Insertional Achilles Tendinitis: Zadek Osteotomy
Oliver Schipper, MD

Insertional Achilles Tendinitis: Haglund's Debridement/MIS Repair
Jorge Acevedo, MD

Live Cadaver Demonstration: MIS Calc Slide/Zadek
Peter Lam, MD, MBBS

Questions/Discussion

10:00 - 10:15 am
Coffee Break/Know Your Instruments

10:15 am – noon
Calcaneal Osteotomy - Lab Session

Sawbones Practice: MIS Calc Slide

Cadaver Lab Practice: MICO, Zadek, Haglund's Debridement

Specimen Dissection/Questions

Noon - 12:45 pm
Lunch Break

12:50 – 2:35 pm
The First Ray: Hallux Valgus and Rigidus - Lecture Session

Anatomy of the First Ray
Miki Dalmau-Pastor, PhD

Soft Tissue Release and Akin Osteotomy: Surgical Technique
Thomas Lewis, MBChB, MRCS

MICA: Concepts and Surgical Technique
Peter Lam, MD, MBBS

Percutaneous Lapidus: Surgical Technique
Christopher Miller, MD

Questions

MIS Cheilectomy
Robbie Ray, MBChB, ChM(Tr&Orth)

MIS Cheilectomy and Osteotomies
Paulo Carvalho, MD, PhD

MIS 1st MTP Fusion
Amiethab Aiyer, MD

Live Cadaver Demonstration: MICA Surgical Technique
Peter Mangone, MD

Questions

2:35 - 2:50 pm
Coffee Break

2:50 – 4:45 pm
The First Ray: Hallux Valgus and Rigidus - Lab Session

Sawbones Practice: MIS Cheilectomy and MICA

Cadaver Lab Practice: MIS Cheilectomy

Cadaver Lab Practice: MIS Bunion

Cadaver Lab Practice: MIS Akin/Moberg

4:45 pm
Happy Hour

6:00 pm
Shuttle Pick-Up at Science Care Lab, Drop Off at Renaissance Dallas North Hotel

SATURDAY, MAY 30

6:30 am
Shuttle Pick-Up at Renaissance Dallas North Hotel, Drop Off at Science Care Lab

7:00 – 7:30 am
Breakfast

7:30 – 8:00 am
Check In and Change Into Scrubs

8:00 – 9:15 am
Forefoot: Lesser Toe - Lecture Session

Anatomy of Lesser Toes and Rays
Miki Dalmau-Pastor, PhD

Definition and Deformity Types
Véronique Darcel, MD

Soft Tissue and Bone Surgical Techniques
Véronique Darcel, MD

Complications in Percutaneous Surgery and How to Avoid Them
Patrick Maloney, MD

Live Cadaver/Sawbones Demonstration: Lesser Toe Corrections
Paulo Carvalho, MD, PhD

Questions/Discussion

9:15 - 9:30 am
Coffee Break/Know Your Instruments

9:30 – 11:30 am
Forefoot: Lesser Toes - Lab Session

Sawbones Practice: Lesser Toe Osteotomies

Cadaver Lab Practice: Lesser Toe Soft Tissue Procedures and Osteotomies

Dissection: Lesser Toe Anatomy

11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Lunch Break

12:30 – 2:15 pm
Metatarsals and Midfoot - Lecture Session

Definition and Diagnostic Approach
Cary Chapman, MD

DMMO Surgical Technique and Postoperative Care
Robbie Ray, MBChB, ChM(Tr&Orth)

Advanced Techniques of Lesser MT
Christopher Miller, MD

Limits and Contra-indications: When Should We Open? What Patients Does This Really Work For?
Erroll J. Bailey, MD

Bunionette Deformity
Anthony Ndu, MD

Live Cadaver Demonstration: Metatarsal Osteotomies: DMMO/DOMMO/DICMO
Javier del Vecchio, MD

Questions

2:15 - 2:30 pm
Coffee Break

2:30 – 4:00 pm
Metatarsals and Midfoot - Lab Session

Sawbones Practice: DMMOs and Variant Osteotomies

Cadaver Lab Practice: DMMOs and Variant Osteotomies

4:00 – 5:00 pm
Advanced MIS, Complications, and the Future

Postoperative Care and Dressings
Peter Mangone, MD

Midfoot MIS
Jonathan Kaplan, MD

MIS Charcot
Tyler Gonzalez, MD, MBA

MIS Ankle and TTC Fusion
Anish Kadakia, MD

AOFAS and MIFAS: Growing Together, Future Directions
Christopher Miller, MD; Rebecca Cerrato, MD

5:00 pm
Adjourn

5:15 pm
Shuttle Pick-Up at Science Care Lab, Drop Off at Renaissance Dallas North Hotel and DFW Airport