Michael Barbella, Managing Editor09.27.23
Michael S. Aronow, M.D., is the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society's (AOFAS) new president and has joined its Board of Directors. As president of the 2,500-member society, Aronow’s main goal is to continue to help the AOFAS lead the global community in foot and ankle education, research, innovation, and advocacy.
“AOFAS is a special organization,” he said. “I enjoy spending time with friends and colleagues, trying to make myself and other members better physicians, advocates, educators, and researchers.”
A graduate of the Harvard Medical School-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Health Sciences & Technology Program, Aronow completed his orthopedic residency and fellowships in research and sports medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, followed by an advanced foot and ankle surgery fellowship at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center.
Aronow currently is a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Associates of Hartford in Connecticut, a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and a previous past president of the Connecticut Orthopaedic Society.
Aronow credits his mentors—including foot and ankle orthopedic surgeons he worked with as a resident, previous AOFAS presidents, and especially his fellowship mentors, Sigvard “Ted” Hansen, M.D., and Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D.—for teaching him how to be a better physician and surgeon and inspiring him to pursue leadership roles throughout his career.
Aronow is well known in organized medicine for his tireless advocacy on behalf of orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons and their patients. He serves as the AOFAS delegate to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Specialty Societies, and he previously served as AOFAS delegate to the American Medical Association.
Additionally, Aronow has served on the Managerial Board for Foot & Ankle International and Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, the official journals of AOFAS, as well as chair of the AOFAS Research and Education Councils, vice chair of the AOFAS Advocacy Council, and chair of the AOFAS Health Policy Committee, Fellowship Match Committee, Postgraduate Education & Training Committee.
“I look forward to working with the AOFAS staff, fellow board members, and committee members to advance the orthopedic foot and ankle profession and patient care,” Aronow stated.
The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society mobilizes foot and ankle orthopedic surgeons to improve patient care through education, research, and advocacy. As the premier global organization for foot and ankle care, AOFAS delivers events and resources for continuous education, funds and promotes innovative research, and broadens patient understanding of foot and ankle conditions and treatments. By emphasizing collaboration and excellence, AOFAS inspires ever-increasing levels of professional performance leading to improved patient outcomes.
“AOFAS is a special organization,” he said. “I enjoy spending time with friends and colleagues, trying to make myself and other members better physicians, advocates, educators, and researchers.”
A graduate of the Harvard Medical School-Massachusetts Institute of Technology Health Sciences & Technology Program, Aronow completed his orthopedic residency and fellowships in research and sports medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, followed by an advanced foot and ankle surgery fellowship at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Harborview Medical Center.
Aronow currently is a foot and ankle orthopedic surgeon at Orthopedic Associates of Hartford in Connecticut, a clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and a previous past president of the Connecticut Orthopaedic Society.
Aronow credits his mentors—including foot and ankle orthopedic surgeons he worked with as a resident, previous AOFAS presidents, and especially his fellowship mentors, Sigvard “Ted” Hansen, M.D., and Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D.—for teaching him how to be a better physician and surgeon and inspiring him to pursue leadership roles throughout his career.
Aronow is well known in organized medicine for his tireless advocacy on behalf of orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons and their patients. He serves as the AOFAS delegate to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Specialty Societies, and he previously served as AOFAS delegate to the American Medical Association.
Additionally, Aronow has served on the Managerial Board for Foot & Ankle International and Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, the official journals of AOFAS, as well as chair of the AOFAS Research and Education Councils, vice chair of the AOFAS Advocacy Council, and chair of the AOFAS Health Policy Committee, Fellowship Match Committee, Postgraduate Education & Training Committee.
“I look forward to working with the AOFAS staff, fellow board members, and committee members to advance the orthopedic foot and ankle profession and patient care,” Aronow stated.
The American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society mobilizes foot and ankle orthopedic surgeons to improve patient care through education, research, and advocacy. As the premier global organization for foot and ankle care, AOFAS delivers events and resources for continuous education, funds and promotes innovative research, and broadens patient understanding of foot and ankle conditions and treatments. By emphasizing collaboration and excellence, AOFAS inspires ever-increasing levels of professional performance leading to improved patient outcomes.