Steven L. Haddad, M.D., senior attending physician with Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI) in Glenview, Illinois, is the new president of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS). In addition, Haddad will serve on the Board of Directors of the Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Outreach & Education Fund.
Haddad is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specializes in ankle replacement surgery, complex ankle reconstruction, foot and ankle deformity correction, and ankle arthritis management. He is also an educator and researcher, and has served as Principal Investigator in an FDA protocol and in numerous clinical and basic science research studies. He also works in product development, working with engineers to create two total ankle prostheses, and individually developing orthopedic hardware technology to stabilize bones throughout the body.
Haddad has served in leadership positions and as faculty member and course developer for AOFAS and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has edited or co-edited 8 books and journals and authored or co-authored more than 50 journal articles and book chapters. He has given hundreds of scholarly presentations worldwide, including in Australia, South America, South Africa and throughout North America and Europe.
Haddad received his bachelor’s degree in Honors Biology from the University of Michigan in 1985. He entered the Johns Hopkins University where he earned his doctorate in medicine. Haddad completed his orthopedic surgery residency at Georgetown University and a fellowship in foot and ankle surgery at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore.
He has served as faculty at both Northwestern University Medical School and University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and received numerous awards and academic honors including the Roger A. Mann award from AOFAS and the James K. Stack Resident Teaching Award from Northwestern.
Dr. Haddad told OTW, “In the year 2013-2014, under my presidency, we have a number of major initiatives to accomplish. It is my goal work with our board of directors to make the AOFAS the premier provider of foot and ankle care in the lower extremities in the United States. This will require simultaneous education of other health care providers of the lower extremity so that all patients benefit from better care. Expanding physician education supported by outcomes research will provide validated methods for surgeons to learn how to treat both simple and complex problems. In fact, we will oversee the largest foot and ankle meeting held worldwide, with the joint meeting of the AOFAS and International Foot and Ankle Society in 2014 in Chicago. Finally, it is my goal to work to build the infrastructure of the organization, beginning with the purchase of a new Association Management System to revamp our aging computer network. This system will provide deeper integration with our website, bring e-marketing and social media collaboration, and revenue opportunities through a physician resource center that will strengthen our organization financially. Thus, this will be a strong year of both creation of new policies and refining older ones to allow the AOFAS to rise even further at the forefront of medical specialty societies.”
