As President and Co-Founder of the MASTAF Study Group, Dr. Dominic S. Carreira recently delivered a presentation at the annual meeting of the AOFAS, a leading professional organization of foot and ankle surgeons. At the AOFAS’ annual meeting in Vancouver, Canada, Dr. Carreira shared the collective experiences of his collaborative, multi-center research team in gathering and collating patient-reported outcomes. Dr. Carreira’s presentation garnered a positive response from the foot and ankle surgeons attending the conference.
A Collaborative Team of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
The presentation that Dr. Carreira delivered at the AOFAS annual meeting in September 2024 was based on the combined research of the MASTAF Study Group. The MASTAF Study Group is comprised of board-certified surgeons at some of the nation’s top medical care centers and institutions. Dr. Carreira’s colleagues involved in the research project include the following doctors.
- Jorge I. Acevedo, MD
- Thomas G. Harris, MD
- Kirk McCullough, MD
- Erik Giza, MD
- Christopher David Kreulen, MD, MS
- David Jaffe, MD
- Jonathon D. Backus, MD
- C. Thomas Haytmanek, Jr., MD
About the MASTAF Study Group
Founded in 2013, the MASTAF Study Group – Multi-center Arthroscopy Study of the Ankle and Foot – is a collective of research-minded foot and ankle surgeons and specialists with a strong interest in and focus on medical research. For more than ten years, Dr. Carreira and his colleagues explore foot and ankle injuries and treatments as a cohesive research team. Committed to improving best practices in foot and ankle surgery, the group routinely pushes its findings in peer-reviewed medical journals like Insert Name and Insert Name.
Visit the MASTAF Study Group website
About the AOFAS
The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) is a highly-respected professional medical society based in Rosemont, Illinois. Founded in 1969, AOFAS has provided education, research, grants, and more for over 50 years.
