ACFAS Regions

Tri-State Region

Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Tri-State Region President

Jarrett D. Cain, DPM, MSc, FACFAS
Pittsburgh, PA
Phone: (412) 232-9089
Contact the Tri-State Region

Recent Activity and Upcoming Events

Tri-State Region Membership Meeting

The Tri-State Region held their annual meeting with ACFAS 2022 in Austin, TX on February 11.  Jarrett Cain, DPM, FACFAS, Tri-State Region President, led the discussion.  The meeting provided an opportunity for members to meet Region officers and hear about their plans for the upcoming year including:

• ACFAS Region Complications course for 2023/2024
• Research funding for a pilot study
• Tri-State Region planning for a student workshop and lecture

Attendees were entered into a drawing for a $100 Amazon Gift Card.  Rachel Gerber, DPM, AACFAS was selected as the winner.

Jarrett Cain, DPM, FACFAS and Rachel Gerber, DPM, AACFAS 

Tri-State Region Provides Local Support to Residents and Researchers

In an effort to assist its resident members prep for Boards, the Tri-State Region provided financial support for the 11th Annual Board Review for chief residents. This event was helmed by Dr. Andrew Meyr at Temple University.

The Region also wants to encourage local researchers! It has pilot grants for residents, fellowships, and attendings in the area. Supported projects include:

• JFAS Article: Load to Failure of the Ankle Joint Complex After Fusion of the Subtalar and Talonavicular Joints: A Cadaveric Study. Authors include Heidi M. Godoy, DPM, AACFAS, Michael Rotenberg, BS, Guido LaPorta, DPM, FACFAS, and Ryan Willing, PhD. 
• Research Poster: Three Dimensional Weightbearing CT Assessment of First Metatarsal Osteotomies for Hallux Valgus Correction. Authors include Jordan Stolle, DPM, Jarrett D. Cain, DPM, FACFAS, and Sorin Siegler. 
• Research Poster: 3-Dimensional Analysis of First Tarsometatarsal Joint After First Metatarsal Osteotomy with Weightbearing CT (WBCT). Authors include Jarrett D. Cain, DPM, FACFAS, Jordan Stolle, DPM, and Sorin Siegler.  

Have a research project that you’d like to be considered for funding? Please contact your Region officers.

ACFAS Tri-State Region Funds Poster Research at the 2022 Annual Scientific Conference

In an effort to support research activities, the ACFAS Tri-State Region provided funding to the following residents as poster presenters at ACFAS 2022 in Austin:

Posters:

• Comparative Outcomes of Arthroscopic Vs. Open Broström-Gould Repair for Chronic Lateral Ankle Instability 

  Priya D. Patel, DPM and Michael A. Thomas, DPM, MS, AACFAS 

• A Retrospective Comparison Review of Lapidus Fixation With or Without a Plate Stability 

  Brandon Schlakman, DPM and Alex Lakner, DPM 

• Arthroscopic Management of Osteoid Osteoma of the Talus     

  Hesam Naenifard, DPM, MPH, Chase Tamashiro, DPM and Joyann Oakman, DPM 

• Surgical Management of Avascular Necrosis of the Cuboid 

  Hesam Naenifard, DPM, MPH and Yvonne Baumrucker, DPM 

• Synovial Sarcoma of the Rearfoot: A Case Study 

  Daryl Silva, DPM 

• An Evaluation of Patient Characteristics Associated with Medical Disposition in the Surgical Treatment of Ankle Fractures

   A unique case of first ray salvage using joint-spanning external fixation and split thickness skin graft in a healthy patient with post-operative wound dehiscence and osteomyelitis.     
  Kimberly J. Inocco, DPM and Michael Fox, DPM 

• A Comparison of Adverse Short-Term Outcomes Following Forefoot Amputation Performed on an Inpatient versus Outpatient Basis Retrospective analysis of lower extremity tissue loss associated with vasopressor use. 
  Sara Mateen, DPM 

• Tibiotalocalcaneal Arthrodesis for the Treatment of Midfoot Charcot Neuroarthropathy 

  Jacob M. Jones, DPM, Scott D. Schleunes, DPM, John E. Marshall, DPM and Vincent G. Vacketta, DPM 

• Minimally invasive first metatarsophalangeal joint arthrodesis: a case series     

  Sara Mateen, DPM 

• Digital Deformity Correction with Interphalangeal Joint Arthrodesis using ExoToe Implant: A Retrospective Comparative Review 

  Vincent G. Vacketta, DPM and Jacob M. Jones, DPM 

• The Incidence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Patients with Established Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome: A Retrospective Review    

  John R. Greaves, DPM, AACFAS  and Vishal S. Desai, DPM, AACFAS 

• Does Lateral Ankle Instability Lead to the Development of Additional Foot & Ankle Pathology?     

  Vishal S. Desai, DPM, AACFAS and John R. Greaves, DPM AACFAS 

• Post-operative Narcotic Use in Patients following Ankle Open Reduction Internal Fixation 

  Sara Mateen, DPM 

• Prospective in-vivo comparison of three intra-operative ankle syndesmosis stress techniques. 

   Sara Mateen, DPM 

• Time to Revision After Periprosthetic Joint Infection in Total Ankle Arthroplasty: A Systematic Review 

  Samantha A. Miner, DPM, AACFAS and John A. Martucci, DPM, AACFAS 

• Novel Tension Banding Fixation for a Tongue Type Calcaneal Fracture via Suture Anchors 

  Sara Mateen, DPM 

Manuscripts:

Congratulations to these resident and post graduate fellow authors on their research!

ACFAS Tri-State Region Supports Student Scholar

Region Goals for First Half of 2023

• Attend Region Presidents Council Meeting held during the Annual Scientific Conference in Los Angeles, CA 
• Host ACFAS Tri-State Region Meeting held during Annual Scientific Conference in Los Angeles, CA  
• ACFAS Tri-State Region support of posters and manuscripts presented at the Annual Scientific Conference in Los Angeles, CA  
• Plan Tri-State Region conference on practice management for residents, fellows and young practitioners
• ACFAS Tri-State Region officer lecture to TUSPM Student Club
• ACFAS Tri-State Region support of ACFAS Student Club at TUSPM

Dues

A portion of ACFAS member dues is allocated for Region activities. Regions use these funds to further the goals of ACFAS at the state and local level: to promote the superior care of foot and ankle surgical patients through education, research and promotion of the highest professional standards. Regions also work on outreach to students and residents, helping to give them a successful start in their careers as foot and ankle surgeons.

Regions are affiliate organizations of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. They are granted a charter and license to use the ACFAS name and logo, are mandated by their own articles of incorporation and bylaws and remain separate entities from the parent organization.

For more information about Region activities, please contact Michelle Kennedy, ACFAS Director of Membership and Post Graduate Affairs.