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George R. Vito, MBA, DPM, FACFAS 1

GEORGE R. VITO, DPM, MBA, MSc, EJD

Curriculum Vitae Cell 585-797-5828

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www.linkedin.com/in/georgevito

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Reconstructive Surgeon of the Foot, Ankle and Leg 1991 to present

Private Practice

Current Practice Locations

Ankle and Foot Centers of Western New York, LeRoy, NY

Phase Two Podiatry, Hewlett, NY

Consulting arrangement locations:

Dr. Paul Nasca, Buffalo, NY

Dr. Jude Violanti, Niagara Falls, NY

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Associate of Corning Community College 1976-1978

Science Degree Corning, New York

Bachelor of Cortland State College 1978-1981

Science Degree Cortland, New York

Des Moines University of Osteopathic 1984-1986

Medicine and Health Sciences

Des Moines, Iowa

Professional Des Moines University of Osteopathic 1984-1988

School and Health Sciences

Surgical Emory Northlake Regional Medical Center 1988-1991

Residency Tucker, Georgia

Master in Business University of Phoenix 2004-2006

Administration

Master of Science/ University of Phoenix 2006-2008

Administration of Justice

And Security

Certificate in Financial Utica College 2007-2010

Crimes and Investigation

Executive Juris Doctor Purdue/Concord University of Law 2012-2017

mailto:[email protected]


Graduate Certificate Creighton University 2016-2017

Negotiation and Dispute

Resolution

PROFESSIONAL STATUS AND CERTIFICATIONS

Certified Athletic Trainer-NATA 1981

American Podiatric Medical Association 1988

Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Surgery 1994

Foot and Ankle Certification

Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons 1994

Diplomat, American Board of Podiatric Surgery 1994

Recertification, American Board of Podiatric Surgery 2003


Fellow, American Professional Wound Care Association 2004

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners 2005

American College of Legal Medicine 2008

North Carolina Foot and Ankle Society 2011

Recertification, American Board of Podiatric Surgery 2013


NYS Advanced Ankle Surgery Certification 2016

APPOINTMENTS and AWARDS

Utilization Committee, UPMC Chautauqua WCA Hospital, June 2016

Ethics Committee, UPMC Chautauqua WCA Hospital, June 2016

NYS Dispute Resolution Association, 8/2016

NYS Certified Community Mediator, 12/2015

NYS Certified Lemon law Mediator, 11/2015

NYS Certified Custody and Visitation Mediator 9/2015

Adjunct Faculty, Bryant and Stratton College, Rochester, NY 12/2014

Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Virginia College, Greensboro, NC 5/2013

Advisory Committee to the Medical Director and the Executive Committee,

Piedmont Surgical Center, Greensboro, NC 2012 to present

Director of Medical Education and Training, Surgical Advanced Technologies Corporation

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Director of Sales, Marketing and Distribution, Surgical Advanced Technologies Corporation,

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

Professor of Orthopedics, Russian IIlizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and

Orthopedics, Kurgan, Russia 2007

Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Barry University, Miami Shores, Fl 2007

Mercer University Athletic Foundation Board, Macon, GA 2007

Mercer University, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Macon, Georgia 2007

Top 175 Podiatrists of the Year, Podiatry Management award, 2006

University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, Alumni of the Year Award, Des

Moines, Iowa 2006


Visiting Clinical Professor, Dept of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Thriassion General Hospital,

Athens Greece 2003-2006

President, Association for the Study of the Advancement of the Method of Ilizarov of the Lower

Extremity 2003-2009

Scientific Education Director- Smith and Nephew-Podiatry Division

2003-2006

St. Joseph Hospital/Northwestern University Medical School

Clinical Surgical Instructor, Saint Joseph Hospital Podiatric Surgical Residency Program,

Chicago, Illinois, 2002-2009

Chairman, Board of Directors, Podiatry Institute, 2001-2002

Chairman, Credentials Committee, Middle Georgia Hospital, 2001- 2002

Credentials Committee, Middle Georgia Hospital, 2000-2002

Chairman, Sponsorship Task Force, Podiatry Institute, Tucker, Georgia, 2000

Scholl Paper of the Year - Use of the Ilizarov External Fixator in the Treatment

of Lower Extremity Deformities, 1997

Board of Directors, Podiatry Institute, Tucker, Georgia 1997-2002

Chairman, Membership Committee, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons,

1997

Scientific Co-Chairman, Annual Seminar, American College of Foot and Ankle

Surgeons, 1996-1997

Clinical Advisory Board Microsurgical Research Institute, San Francisco, CA 1989

Pametto General Hospital, Training Institution Affiliation, Podiatric Residency Program

MISSION WORK

Colombian/American Orthpaedic Foundation, Cartagena, Colombia, South America

Ten Trips a Year 1999-2008

Yucatan Crippled Children Foundation, Merida, Mexico, Central America

Two Trips a Year 2003-2007

SEMINARS ATTENDED

January Surgical Jamboree, Richmond Heights, Ohio 01/2019

Arthrex Advanced Surgical Seminar Naples, Florida 01/2019

NEOAPM Fall Classic, Cleveland, Ohio, 10/2018

Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA, 10/2018

Orthofix Charcot Solutions Course, Dallas Texas 9/2018

Shuffle to Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 9/2018



Smith and Nephew VSP, Memphis TN 9/2017

Zimmer/Biomet, Newark NJ 5/2017

Smith and Nephew Advances in Lesser Toe Surgery, Memphis, TN 1/2017

Smith and Nephew Foundations of Foot and Ankle Arthroscopy, Memphis TN 1/2017

ECMC Wound Care Symposium, Buffalo, NY, 9/2016

Smith and Nephew Thin Wire Course, Memphis, TN 9/2016


Shuffle to Buffalo, Surgical and Medical Update Seminar, Buffalo, NY 9/2016

NOFA Global Foot and Ankle Congress, Cleveland, OH, 6/2016

Monroe Division of NYSPMA, Rochester, NY, 5/2015

Monroe Division of NYSPMA, Rochester, NY, 4/2015

41st Annual Goldfard Clinical Conference, King of Prussia, PA 11/2013

Podiatry Institute Update 2013, Atlanta, GA 5/2013

North Carolina Foot & Ankle Society, Winter Scientific Seminar 1/2013

Wright Medical Foot and Ankle Symposium, Charlotte, NC, 11/2012

BIOMET Foot and Ankle Symposium, Doral, FL 6/2012

Stryker Advanced Foot Dissection Course, Memphis, TN, 4/2012

2012 Goldfarb Board Review Course, Philadelphia, PA 2/2012

North Carolina Foot and Ankle Society, Pinehurst, NC 1/2012

Orthofix-Pre CLESS Course. Chicago, IL, 9/2011

Orthofix masters club Annual Symposium, Dallas, TX 11/2010

Northwest Podiatric Foundation, Las Vegas, NV 9/2010

Osteomed Plate Fixation Course, Chicago, Illinois, 6/2010

Wright Medical External Fixation For the Foot and Ankle, Seattle, WA 4/2010

Podiatry Institute 39th Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 4/09

Monroe County Podiatry Conference, Rochester, NY, 3/2010

Podiatry Institute Mid Atlantic Pod Conference, Falls Church, VA 10/2009

Podiatry Institute 38th Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA 3/09

Pennsylvania Foot and Ankle Society Meeting, Scranton, PA 3/09

Podiatry Institute Forefoot Cadaver Course, Decatur, Georgia, 3/09

Podiatry Institute Forefoot/Rearfoot Cadaver Course, Decatur, Georgia 2/09

Transosseous Osteosynthesis in Management of Foot and Ankle Deformities, Russian Ilizarov

Scientific Center, Kurgan Russia, 11/2007

Northwest Podiatry Foundation, Kauai, Hawaii, 10/07

Midwest Podiatry Conference, Chicago, Ill. 4/06

Smith-Nephew Taylor Spatial Frame Conference, Dallas Tx 3/06

Connecticut Podiatry Conference, Hartford, Conn. 3/06

ACFAS-64th Annual Scientific Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 3/06



Smith and Nephew External Fixation Course for the foot and ankle, Beaver Creek, CO. 8/04

Orthofix External Fixation Limb Reconstruction Course, Manchester, England 6/04

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, San Diego, Cal

2/04

Transosseous Osteosynthesis in management of injures and diseases of tibia and foot, Russian

Ilizarov Scentific Center,Kurgan Russia 10/03

Transosseous Osteosynthesis in Injuries and Diseases of Foot and Ankle, Athens Greece, 4/03

Ilizarov Lower Extremity Deformity Course, Kurgan, Russia 10/02

Basic and Advanced Ilizarov Course, Atlanta, GA 4/02

Ilizarov Lower Extremity Deformity course, Kurgan, Russia, 3/02

Taylor Spatial Frame Course, Atlanta, GA, 11/01

Ilizarov Lower Extremity Deformity Course, Kurgan, Russia, 10/01

National Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Course, Boston, Mass., 7/01

DePuy Total Agility Ankle Course, Chicago, IL, 5/01



Third Riva Congress, Current Perspectives in Fracture Management and Orthopedic

Reconstruction, Riva Del Garda, Italy, 5/00

KTP Laser Surgery Course, Newark, NJ, 4/00

Asami/Ilizarov Course, Orlando, FL 3/00

Advanced Orthofix Course, Boca Raton, FL, 3/99

Advanced Ilizarov Method Course, Cancun, Mexico, 10/98

Baltimore Limb Deformity Course, Baltimore, MD, 9/98

Pittsburgh Podiatry, Pittsburgh, PA, 4/98

Ilizarov Advanced Method Course, Scotland, 4/98

International ASAMI, New Orleans, LA 3/98

Ilizarov Method Course, Vienna, Austria, 1/98

Ilizarov Method Course, Memphis, Tennessee, 12/97

Ilizarov Method Course Trauma & Reconstruction, Berlin, Germany 9/97

Ilizarov Treatment of Long Bone Fractures and Their Sequela, Kurgan, Russia, 8/97

Advanced Course in Trauma/ Orthopedics, Uses of the Orthofix External Fixator, Verona,

Italy, 6/97

Advanced Ilizarov Course, London, England, 4/97

Orthofix Method Course, Verona, Italy, 11/96

Orthofix Method Course, Cologne, Germany, 11/96

Ilizarov Method Course Advanced, Houston, Texas, 11/96

Ilizarov Method Course Advanced, Cancun, Mexico, 10/96

Ilizarov Pediatric and Adult Post-Trauma Reconstruction and Deformity Correction, Kurgan,

Russia, 8/96

Current Concepts in Trauma Application of the Ilizarov Method, Key Largo, Florida, 6/96

Association for the Study & Application of the Methods of Ilizarov, 6th Annual Meeting,

Atlanta, Georgia, 2/96

Ilizarov Trauma Course, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 2/96

Ilizarov Method Course Essential Concepts and Techniques, Atlanta, Georgia 10/95

Ilizarov Method Course Trauma Applications, Amelia Island, Florida, 10/95

Ilizarov Pediatric & Adult Post Trauma Reconstruction and Deformity of the Lower

Extremity, Kurgan, Russia, 8/95

Ilizarov Pediatric & Adult Post Trauma Reconstruction and Deformity of the Lower

Extremity, Kurgan, Russia, 4/95

Ilizarov Method Course - Trauma Applications, Snowbird, Utah, 1/95

Ilizarov Method Course - Advanced Trauma Applications, Hilton Head, SC, 10/94


Russia, 9/94

APMA National Convention, San Francisco, California, 8/94

Ilizarov Method for Treatment of the Foot & Ankle, ACFAS, 2/94

ACFAS 52nd Scientific Seminar, Miami Beach, Florida, 2/94

EBI Potomac Forum, Parsippany, New Jersey, 2/94

Association for the Study and Application of the Methods of Ilizarov, 4th Annual Meeting, New

Orleans, Louisiana 5/94

Advanced Applications of Ilizarov Technique, Rancho Bernardo, California 10/93

New Advances in Heel Spur Surgery, Endoscopic, New Orleans, Louisiana 9/93

Advanced Application of Ilizarov Technique, Baltimore, Maryland, 7/93

Training the Trainer, Ankle Arthroscopy, Williamsburg, Virginia, 6/93


Ankle Arthroscopy, Orlando, Florida, 5/93

Trauma Applications of the Ilizarov Technique, Memphis, Tennessee, 4/93

Strategies in Microsurgery, New York, New York 3/93

Ilizarov Mini-Fellowship Program, Lecco, Italy, 9/92

Ilizarov Method Course, Dallas, Texas, 4/92

4th Florentine Microsurgical Workshop-Clinical and Lab Instructor, Prato, Italy, 10/91

American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, 7th Annual Meeting Orlando, Fl, 9/91

14th Annual Flap Dissection Workshop, Eastern VA Med School, Norfolk, Virginia 7/91

Hands-On Peripheral Nerve Regeneration Workshop, Baltimore, Maryland 4/91

Training Program in Vascular Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 2/91

Micro vascular Surgery Training, Basic and Advanced, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine,

Bethesda, Maryland (80 credit hours) 11/90

Microsurgical Research Institute Advanced Microsurgical Techniques, San Francisco,

California 10/90

Basic Microsurgical Techniques, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 1/90

Doctors Hospital Podiatric Education and Research Institute, 17th Annual Surgical Seminar,





Kansas City, Missouri, 9/86

Scholl College Podiatric Med-Surgical Seminar Internal Fixation Course, Chicago,

Illinois, 6/86

LECTURES PRESENTED

January Surgical Jamboree, Richmond Heights, Ohio, 01/2019


Techniques in Foot & Ankle Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA 10/2018


Monroe Division of the NYSPMA, Rochester, NY 4/2018


Podiatry Grand Rounds, Buffalo, NY. 7/2017

Smith and Nephew External Fixation Course, Erie, PA. 7/2017

Grand Rounds, Rochester Podiatric Residency Program, Rochester, NY 7/2017

Smith and Nephew, External Fixation Course, Buffalo, NY 1/2017

Residents Lecture, Scranton, PA, 11/2016

Podiatry Institute/Mid Atlantic Podiatric Medical Association, Washington, DC, 10/2016

Millcreek Community Hospital, Erie, PA. 11/2015

Goldfarb Foundation Board Review, Philadelphia, PA, 2/2014

41st Annual Goldfarb Clinical Conference, King of Prussia, PA 11/2013

Podiatry Institute, Hilton Head, South Carolina, 6/2013

Goldfarb Foundation Board Review, Philadelphia, PA, 2/2013

Goldfarb Foundation, Annapolis, MD, 12/ 2012

Podiatry Institute Update 2012, Atlanta, GA 3/2012

Southwest Foot and Ankle Meeting, Scottsdale AZ 5/2011


Podiatry Institute Rhode Island Podiatry Con. Newport RI, 4/2011

Podiatry Institute-Mini Residency, Atlanta, GA 2/2011

Northwest Podiatric Foundation, Las Vegas, NV 9/2010

Podiatry Institute 39th Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 4/2009

Monroe County Podiatry Conference, Rochester, NY, 3/2009

SBI Rep Training Course, Philadelphia, PA, 11/2009

Colorado Podiatric Medical Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 10/2009

Podiatry Institute Mid Atlantic Pod Conference, Falls Church, Virginia 10/2009



ACFAS, External Fixation Course, Long Beach, CA. 2/08

St. Louis Podiatry Seminar. St. Louis, MO, 2/08

Superbones/Superskin, Nassau, Bahamas, 01/08

Florida Pod. Med. Association, SBI External Fixation Workshop, 01/08

Northeastern Ohio Academy of Podiatric Medicine, 10/07

Northwest Podiatry Foundation, Kauai, Hawaii, 10/07

Heartland Podiatry Conference, Des Moines, Iowa 10/07

SBI External Fixation Course, Chicago, Ill. 9/07

SBI External Fixation Course, Miami, FL 7/07

SBI Investigative Team for Product Evaluation, Hamburg, Germany 6/07

SBI External Fixation Course, Orlando, Fl, 6/07

SBI External Fixation Course, Dallas, TX, 5/07

Current Trends and Technologies in Medicine, Orthopedics and Podiatric Surgery,

Newport, Rhode Island 5/07

Michigan State Podiatry Meeting, Livonia, Michigan 5/07

Midwest Podiatry Conference, Chicago, Ill 3/07

DF Con, 2007 Los Angeles, California 3/07

Podiatry Institute, 2007 Update, Atlanta, Ga 3/07

SBI National Training Course, Miami Beach, Florida 3/07

SBI External Fixation Course, Chicago, Ill. 2/07

Superbone/Superskin, Nassau, Bahamas, 1/07

Florida Podiatric Medical Association, Orlando, Florida 1/07

SBI External Fixation Course, Los Angeles, California, 9/06

Podiatry Institute Dr. Gerard Yu Memorial Seminar, Cleveland, Oh. 8/06

Podiatry Institute Complications Course, Ponte Verda, Fl. 5/06

SBI External Fixation Fundamentals Course, Philadelphia, Pa, 5/06

Taylor Spatial Frame Course, Philadelphia, PA, 4/06

Western Podiatry Conference, Anaheim, California, 4/06

Podiatry Institute, 2006 Update, Atlanta, Ga 4/06


Smith-Nephew Taylor Spatial Frame Conference, Dallas Tx 3/06

Connecticut Podiatry Conference, Hartford, Conn. 3/06

Orthofix External Fixation Course-McKinney Texas, 3/06

Orthofix External Fixation Course-San Jose, Costa Rica 3/06

ACFAS-64th Annual Scientific Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 3/06

Superbones/Superskin, Nassau, Bahamas, 1/06

Ilizarov Workshop, Diabetic Foot Update, San Antonio TX 12/05

Orthofix External Fixation Seminar, Scranton, PA 11/05


Shuffle to Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, 10/05

Missouri State Podiatry Association, St. Louis Miss. 9/05

Smith/Nephew Taylor Spatial Frame Course, Memphis TN 9/05

Podiatry Institute, Reconstructive Sx, Foot,Ankle,Leg, San Diego, California, 9/05

Orthofix External Fixation V-cam Series Albany,NY 8/05

IFAC, Toronto, Canada, 5/05

Mid West Podiatry Confer. Chicago, Ill, 4/05

Podiatry Institute 2005 Update, Atlanta, Ga 04/05

APWCA, National Clinical Conference, Philadelphia, Pa 3/2005

Indications and Applications of the Ilizarov and Taylor Spatial Frame, Athens, Greece, 2/05

ACFAS Basic External Fixation Course, Arizona 1/05

Superbones Course, Nassau, Bahamas, 1/05

Orthofix 2nd Foot and Ankle Course, Boca Raton, Fl 12/04

Mid-Atlantic Podiatric Conference, Fairfax, Virginia 10/04

Smith/Nephew External Fixation Course, Miami Beach, Fl 10/04

Smith/Nephew External fixation Course, Colorado, 7/04

Western Podiatric Medical Congress, Anaheim, Ca 6/04

Washington DC Podiatry Residency Series, Washington DC 6/04

Veterans Hospital, Atlanta GA, 6/04

Orthofix External Fixation Workshop, Chicago, Ill, 5/04

Smith/Nephew External Fixation Workshop, Milwaukee 5/04

International Foot and Ankle Congress, New Orleans 4/04

Los Vegas Air Force Base, Los Vegas Nevada 4/04

Podiatry Institute 2004 Update, Atlanta, Ga 4/04


ACAFS External Fixation Course, San Antonio, Texas 3/04

Orthofix External Fixation Symposium, Orlando, Florida 3/04

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, San Diego,California,2/04

Orthofix External Fixation Course for the Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Verona, Italy, 12-03

Indications and application Technique of the Ilizarov Appartus

In the upper and lower extremity, Athens Greece, 11-03

Podiatry Institute, External fixation Course, Sanibel Island,

Florida, 11-03

Barry University, Graduate CME Course, Miami Florida, 11-03

ACFAS-Foot and Ankle Applications of the Ilizarov Method

Memphis, Tennessee 10/2003

Podiatry Institute, Reconstructive Sx of the foot and ankle

San Diego, California 9/03

Orthofix Mini Workshop, Buffalo, NY 9/03

Podiatry Institute, Update on the Management of Complicated

Foot and Ankle Conditions, Hilton Head, South Carolina 7/03

Virginia Podiatric Medical Assoc. Virginia Beach, Virginia 6/03

Smith/Nephew External Fixation Course, Jacksonville,FL 6/03

Podiatry Institute and The Rhode Island Podiatric Med Ass 5/03

Cleveland Clinic Lecture Series, Orthofix Lab and Lectures, Cleveland, Ohio 4/03

Podiatry Institute 32 Annual Conference, Update 2003, Atlanta Georgia 4/03

Transosseous Osteosynthesis in Injuries and Diseases of Foot and Ankle, Athens Greece, 4/03

Ilizarov Mini course, Tulsa Oklahoma, 3/03


ACFAS, Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2/03

Orthofix international exchange, Sheffield, United Kingdom 2/03

American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Orlando, Florida 2/03

Podiatry Institute/Utah Podiatric Medical Association, Park City, Utah 2/03

The Colorado Podiatric Medical Association, Colorado, 1/03

The Orthofix Foot and Ankle Course, Scottsdale, AZ 11/02

AO Podiatric Advanced Course, Los Angeles, California, 11/02

Podiatry Inst. External Fixation Course for the Lower Extremity, Atlanta, Ga. 8/02

Region X Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, 6/02

Podiatry Institute and American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Chicago, IL 6/02

Chicago Area Residency Program, Chicago, IL 5/02

Yale University, Grand Rounds, Hartford, Conn. 4/02

Colorado Podiatric Medical Association, Aspen, Colorado 4/02

Update 2002, The Podiatry Institute, Atlanta, GA 4/02

Tampa Region Pod. Assoc. Tampa, Fl 4/02

Texas Podiatric Medical Association, Dallas, Texas, 03/02

Northeastern Ohio Academy of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, 10/01

Podiatry Institute, Advances & Innovations, Kansas City, Kansas, 9/01

ACFAS/Podiatry Institute, Meeting of the Minds, Chicago, Ill. 7/01

Podiatry Institute, Advances & Innovations, Newport, RI, 5/01

ACFAS Division Two External Fixation Course, Washington, DC, 5/01

Cambridge Health Alliance Monthly Seminar Series, Boston, MA, 5/01

ACFAS External Fixation Course, Chicago, Il, 4/01

Update 2001, The Podiatry Institute, Atlanta, GA 4/01

ACFAS Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 2/01

19th Annual Baja Meeting for Crippled Children, Los Angeles, CA, 1/01

Orthofix External Fixation Course, Miami, FL, 12/00

Highlights & Advancements in Podiatry Surgery, Washington Dc, 11/00

ACFAS Regional Podiatric Meeting, Geneva, NY, 11/00

Complications of Reconstructive Forefoot Surgery, Sanibel, Florida, 11/00

Reconstructive Podiatry Surgery, Dallas, TX, 9/00

Encore External Fixation Course, Dallas, TX, 8/00

Advanced Orthofix Training Course, Greensboro, NC, 7/00

Hershey Board Review Course, Atlantic City, NJ, 4/00

New Jersey Podiatric Medical Society, Newark, NJ, 4/00

Update 2000, Atlanta, Georgia, 4/00

ACFAS, Miami, FL 2/00

Texas Podiatric Medical Association, Houston, TX, 1/00

William Goldfarb Clinical Conference, Hershey, PA, 11/99

Orthofix Lab Coordinator, Sanibel Island, Fl, 11/99

Orthofix Lab Coordinator, Atlanta, GA, 10/99

Oklahoma Podiatric Medical Association, 10/99

Tennessee Podiatric Medical Association, Nashville, TN, 10/99

Podiatry Institute, Update ‘99, San Diego, CA, 9/99

ACFAS/Podiatry Institute Seminar, Chicago, IL, 7/99

Pennisula Hospital Lecture Series, Far Rockaway, NY, 6/99

Update ‘99, Atlanta, GA, 5/99

Hershey Board Review, Atlantic City, NJ, 5/99


Iowa College of Podiatric Medicine, Des Moines, IA, 4/99

ACFAS External Fixation Course, St. Louis, MO, 3/99

Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine Weds. Night Series, Philadelphia, PA, 3/99

Podiatry Institute, Best of PCPM and The Podiatry Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 3/99

Arkansas State Society Meeting, Little Rock, AR, 3/99

ACFAS, Los Angeles, CA, 2/99

North Carolina Foot and Ankle State Society, Pinehurst, NC, 1/99

Hershey Clinical Conference, Harrisburg, PA, 11/98

Podiatry Institute, Advances in Modern Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Washington DC, 10/98

Iowa Podiatric Medical Association, Des Moines, IA, 10/98

UOMHS, Des Moines, IA, 5/98

Youngstown Podiatry Association, Youngstown, Ohio, 4/98

Update ‘98, Atlanta, GA, 4/98

Hershey Board Review, Harrisburg, PA, 4/98

Monroe County Podiatry Association, Rochester, NY, 4/98

St. Louis Podiatry Association, St. Louis, MO, 3/98

Podiatry Institute Board Review, Atlanta, GA 3/98

AO/ASIF Seminar on Advanced Techniques in Internal Fixation, San Diego, CA, 3/98

Podiatry Institute, Winter '98 Seminar, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1/98

27th Hershey Clinical Conference, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 11/97

Podiatry Institute, Reconstructive Surgery of Foot & Leg, Update '97 San Diego, 10/97

Minnesota State Podiatry Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota 10/97

Podiatry Institute, Workshop on Internal Fixation, Course Director, Atlanta, Georgia 9.97

Podiatry Institute, Reconstructive Surgery of Foot & Leg, Update '97, Atlanta, Georgia 4/97

Hershey Board Review Course, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 4/97

New York State Podiatric Medical Association, Albany, New York, 4/97

Georgia Podiatric Medical Association, State Board Meeting, Calloway Gardens, Georgia 4/97

Contemporary Issues in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical

Association, Bermuda 3/97

Podiatry Institute, Advances in Foot Surgery, San Antonio, Texas 3/97

Podiatry Institute, Board Review 3/97

New Mexico Podiatric Medical Association, Santa Fe, NM, 2/97

Podiatry Institute, Complications, Prevention & Management, San Juan, Puerto Rico 2/97

Illinois Podiatric Medical Student Association Winter Seminar, Chicago Illinois, 1/97

North Carolina Podiatric Medical Association, 1/97

ACFAS Super Bones Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida, 12/96

Oregon State Podiatric Medical Association Meeting, Medford, Oregon, 10/96

Podiatry Institute Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update '96, San Diego,

California 10/96

Iowa Podiatric Medical Association State Society Meeting, Des Moines, Iowa, 10/96

Arkansas Podiatric Medical Association State Meeting, Little Rock, Arkansas, 9/96

Orthofix Workshop on External Fixation, Portland, Oregon, 9/96

Pittsburgh Podiatry Foundation Lecture Series, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 9/96

Sgarloto Lab Workshop, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 6/96

Oklahoma State Podiatry Association, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 5/96

Hershey Board Review Course, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 4/96

Podiatry Institute, Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Atlanta, Georgia, 4/96

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, New Orleans, Louisiana, 3/96


Podiatry Institute, Board Review Course, Atlanta, Georgia, 3/96

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, Super-Bones Course, Florida Division 12/95

Podiatry Institute, Advanced Internal Fixation Workshop, Sanibel Island, Florida 11/95

Hershey Clinical Conference, Hershey Pennsylvania, 11/95

Podiatry Institute, Update '95, San Diego, California, 9/95

Podiatry Institute, Current Trends & Treatments Podiatric Medicine & Surgery, Chicago,

Illinois, 9/95

Podiatry Institute, Hallux Valgus & Reconstructive Forefoot Surgery, Hilton Head, South

Carolina 7/95

Second European-American Symposium on Foot Surgery, Düsseldorf, Germany, 6/95

First Italian-American Seminar For Foot Surgery, Bologna, Italy, 5/95

Podiatry Institute, Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, 4/95

Podiatry Institute Board Review Course, Atlanta, Georgia, 3/95

California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco, California, 2/95

Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2/95

Maryland Podiatry Association, Baltimore, Maryland, 2/95

Podiatry Institute, Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot & Leg, Snowbird, Utah, 1/95

A/O ASIF Advance Podiatric Course, Monterey, California 1/95

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, Superbones Course, Florida Division, 12/94

Division II and the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, Scottsdale, Az, 12/94

EBI Medical Systems Podiatry Forum, Parsippany, NJ, 11/94

William Goldfarb, Clinical Conference at Hershey, Hershey, Pa, 11/94

Podiatry Institute, Clinical Update '94, Sanibel Island, Fl, 11/94

Podiatry Institute, Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot & Leg, Update '94, San Diego, Ca, 10/94

Ilizarov Instructional Course, PCPM, Philadelphia, Pa, 9/94

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy, Tucker, Ga, 8/94

Maine Podiatric Medical Association, Rockport, Me, 7/94

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy, PCPM, Philadelphia, Pa, 7/94

Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy, Tucker, Ga, 6/94

Iowa Podiatric Medical Society Summer Seminar, Des Moines, Ia, 6/94

Tennessee Podiatric Association Meeting Nashville, Tn, 5/94

Podiatry Institute Board Review, Atlanta, Ga, 5/94


Podiatry Institute, 2nd German-American Symposium on Foot & Ankle Surgery, Düsseldorf,

Germany, 4/94

Hershey Intensive Review Course, Harrisburg, PA, 4/94

Podiatry Institute Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Atlanta, GA, 4/94

New Advances in Heel Spur Surgery, EPF (Lab Instructor), Atlanta, Ga 3/94

EBI Podiatric Forum, Parsippany, NJ, 2/94

ACFAS, 52nd Scientific Seminar, Miami Beach, Fl, 2/94

Podiatry Institute Complications of Podiatric Surgery & Risk Management, Snowbird UT, 1/94

Florida Podiatric Medical Association Super Bones Course, Ft. Myers, FL, 12/93

Podiatry Institute Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot & Leg, Sanibel Island, FL, 11/93

Podiatry Institute, Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot & Leg, San Diego, CA, 10/93

Podiatry Institute Reconstructive Surgery of Foot & Management of Complications, Stamford,

CT, 7/93

Iowa Podiatric Medical Society, Des Moines, Ia, 6/93

Podiatry Institute Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and leg, Update '93, Atlanta, Ga, 4/93


Maryland Podiatric Medical Association, Baltimore, Md, 4/93

Deaconess-Joslin Foot Center, Deaconess Hospital Monthly Staff Meeting, Boston, MA 1/93

Florida Podiatric Medical Association, Super Bones Course, Ft. Myers, Fl, 12/92

Podiatry Institute Hallux Valgus & Reconstructive Forefoot Surgery, Sanibel Island, Fl, 11/92

Podiatry Institute Hallux Valgus & Reconstructive Foot Surgery, Cleveland Oh, 7/92

Podiatry Institute Comprehensive Workshop on Internal Fixation, Atlanta, Ga, 6/92

Podiatry Institute Board Review Course, Tucker, Ga, 5/92


Podiatry Institute Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot & Leg, Atlanta, Ga 4/92

Dept Rehabilitative Services, Broward General Medical Ctr, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl, 2/92

Podiatry Institute Hallux Valgus & Related Forefoot Surgery, Sanibel Island, Fl, 11/91

4th Florentine Microsurgical Workshop, Prato, Italy, 10/91

Podiatry Institute, Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot & Leg, San Diego, Ca, 10/91

Podiatry Institute Hallux Valgus & Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot, Ft. Worth, Tx, 9/91

Podiatry Institute Internal Fixation Course, Atlanta, Ga, 4/91

Georgia Podiatric Medical Association, Savannah, Ga, 5/91

New York State Podiatric Medical Association, Rochester, NY, 4/91

Podiatry Institute Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot & Leg, Atlanta, Ga, 4/91

Podiatry Institute & Maryland, Virginia & D.C. Podiatric Medical Associations, 3/91

Des Moines College of Podiatric Medicine & Surgery, Des Moines, Ia, 2/91

Podiatric Education & Research Institute Surgical Seminar, Orlando, Fl, 11/90

Podiatric Education & Research Institute Surgical Seminar, San Diego, Ca, 10/90

University of Manitoba Division of Physical Therapy, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 9/90

Podiatric Education & Research Institute Internal Fixation Workshop, St. Mountain, Ga, 7/90

Podiatric Education & Research Institute Internal Fixation Workshop, St. Mountain, Ga, 6/90

Podiatric Education & Research Institute Board Review Course, Atlanta, Ga, 5/90

Podiatric Education & Research Institute 19th Annual Surgical Seminar, Atlanta, Ga, 3/90

Podiatric Education & Research Institute Seminar, Kansas City, Mo, 9/89

Podiatric Education & Research Institute 18th Annual Surgical Seminar, Atlanta, Ga, 4/89

INTERNATIONAL SEMINARS AND LECTURES



SBI Investigative Team for Educational International Courses, Russian Ilizarov Scientific

Center, Kurgan, Siberia 8/07

SBI Investigative Team for Product Evaluation, Hamburg, Germany 6/07

Orthofix External Fixation Course, San Jose, Costa Rica, 3/06

IFAC, Toronto, Canada, 5/05



Indications and Applications of the Ilizarov and Taylor Spatial Frame, Athens, Greece 2/05

Orthofix External Fixation Limb Reconstruction Course, Manchester, England6/04

Transosseous Osteosynthesis in deformities of the Foot and Ankle, Athens Greece, 6/04

Orthofix External Fixation Course for the Foot and Ankle Surgeon, Verona, Itlay, 12-03

Indications and applications techniques of the Ilizarov Apparatus

Of the Ilizarov apparatus in the Upper and lower extremities


Athens, Greece, 11-03

Transosseous Osteosynthesis in Injuries and Diseases of Foot and Ankle, Athens, Greece, 4/03

Orthofix International Exchange, Sheffield, United Kingdom 3/02



Colombian Orthopedic Association, Cartagena, Colombia, South America 6/01


Third Riva Congress, Current Perspectives in Fracture Management and Orthopaedic

Reconstruction, Riva Del Garda, Italy, 5/00

Advanced Ilizarov Course, Cancun, Mexico, 10/98

Ilizarov Advanced Method Course, Scotland, 4/98

Ilizarov Method Course, Vienna, Austria, 1/98

Ilizarov Method Course, Trauma & Reconstruction, Berlin, Germany 9/97

Ilizarov Treatment of Long Bone Fractures and Their Sequela, Kurgan, Russia, 8/97

Advanced Course in Trauma/ Orthopedics, Uses of the Orthofix External Fixator, Verona,

Italy, 6/97

Advanced Ilizarov Course, London, England, 4/97

Contemporary Issues in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Pennsylvania Podiatric Medical

Association, Bermuda 3/97

Orthofix Method Course, Verona, Italy, 11/96

Orthofix Method Course, Cologne, Germany, 11/96

Ilizarov Method Course, Cancun, Mexico, 10/96


Russia, 8/96


Russia, 8/95

Second European-American Symposium on Foot Surgery, Düsseldorf, Germany, 6/95

First Italian-American Seminar For Foot Surgery, Bologna, Italy, 5/95


Russia, 4/95


Russia, 9/94

Podiatry Institute, 2nd German-American Symposium on Foot & Ankle Surgery, Düsseldorf,

Germany, 4/94

Ilizarov Mini-Fellowship Program, Lecco, Italy, 9/92

4th Florentine Microsurgical Workshop-Clinical and Lab Instructor, Prato, Italy, 10/91

University of Manitoba Division of Physical Therapy, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 9/90

PUBLICATIONS

Rodriquez, E., Vito, G., Sheffey, R., Hall, J., Demineralized Bone Matrix in Ankle and Hindfoot

Orthopedic Procedures. In Ruch (eds) The proceedings of the annual Meeting of the Podiatry

Institue, Update 2005. Podiatry Institute Publishing, Tucker, Ga. 2005

Litsas, V., Rodriquez, E., Poole, M., Vito, G., Operative Management of Calcaneal Fractures

Utilizing Circular Ring External Fixation with Minimal Open Reduction. In Ruch (eds) The


proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Podiatry Institute. Update 2005 Podiatry Institute

Publishing, Tucker, Ga 2005

Vito, G., Pacheco, F., et al., A New Solution for the Arthritic Ankle. Podiatry Today, December

2005

Vito, G, Tibial Osteotomies for lower Extremity Deformity Correction In ed _____Clinics in

Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 4,2004 W.B.Saunders, Philadelphia PA

Vito G, Talarico L,Goldstein L, Perler, A: Management of hallux limitus with Distraction of the

First Metatarsophalangeal Joint.

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 95(2)121-129, 2005

Vito G, Talarico L, Zyryanov S: Management of Displaced Intraarticular Calcaneal Fracgtures by

Using External Ring Fixation, Minimally Invasive Open Reduction, and Early Weightbearing J

Foot and Ankle Surgery 43 (1) 43-50 2004

Vito G, Talarico L: Triple arthrodesis Using External Ring Fixation and Arched-Wire

Compression-An Evaluation of 87 Patients J Am Podiatric Med Assoc 94 (1) 12-21 2004

Pacheco, F., Vito, G., Use of Supartz for Ankle Joint Arthritis. In Ruch (eds) Reconstructive

Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update 2004. Podiatry Institute Publishing. Tucker, Ga, 2004

Hanft J, Vito G, Rearfoot Arthrodesis-Current Concepts of Internal and External Fixation, Foot

and Ankle Qukarterly,

Vol. 16, No 1, 2003

Vito G, Talarico L: A modified Technique for Mortan’s Neuroma

J Am Podiatric Med Assoc 93(3) 190-193 2003

Talarico, L., Vito, G., Treatment of Intra Articular Fractures of the Calcaneal Fraxtures with Ring

Fixation. In Ruch (eds) Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update 2003. Podiatry

Institute Publishing, Tucker, GA, 2003

Vito G, Talarico L, Kanuck D, Use of External Fixation to Correct Deformities of the lower leg.

In Burks, JB (ed) Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, WB Sounders, Philadelphia

Pennsylvania 2003

Magnan B, Rodriquez E, Vito G, Quick Reference Guide-MiniRail System, Orthofix

Publications 2002

Chambers, G., Vito, G., External Fixation and Charcot. In Ruch, J.(eds) Reconstructive Surgery

of the Foot and Leg, Update 2002. Podiatry Institute Publishing, Tucker, GA, 2002

Vito G, LaBianco G: External Fixation. In Banks AS, Downey MS, Martin D, Miller S (eds)

McGlamry’s Comprehensive Textbook of Foot and Ankle Surgery, (3rd ed.) Lippincott, Williams

& Wilkins, New York, 2001.


Lister D, Vito G, Rees S: Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy in the British Journal of

Podiatric Medicine and Surgery 9(1), 1997.

LaBianco G, Vito G, Kalish S: Use of the Ilizarov External Fixator in the Treatment of Lower

Extremity Deformities. J Am Podiatric Med Assoc 86(11):523-532, 1996. (1997 Scholl Award)

Banks A, Vito G, Giorgini T: Recurrent Intermetatarsal Neuroma, A Follow-Up Study In J Am

Podiatr Med Assoc Volume 86 (7), 1996.

LaBianco,G., Vito, G., External Fixation in Lower Extremity Surgery. In Camasta CA, Vickers

NS (eds) Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update 96 Podiatry Institute Publishing,

Tucker, G 1996

Vito G: The Application of the Ilizarov External Fixator for Arthrodesis of the Ankle. In Camasta

CA, Vickers NS (eds) Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update '95 Podiatry Institute

Publishing, Tucker, Ga 1995.

Vito G: The Application of the Ilizarov Frame in Foot and Ankle Surgery. In Camasta CA,

Vickers NS, Ruch JA (eds) Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update '94 Podiatry

Institute Publishing, Tucker, Ga 1994.

Vito G: Endoscopic Plantar Fasciotomy. In Camasta CA, Vickers NS, Ruch JA (eds)

Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update '94 Podiatry Institute Publishing, Tucker,

Ga 1994.

Kalish S, Vito G: Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Ankle. In Donatelli R (ed) Orthopedic

Physical Therapy 2nd ed, Bermedical Production, Maryland, 1994.

Vito G: Incisional Nerve Entrapments: A Treatment Protocol. In Camasta C, Vickers NS, Ruch

JA (eds) Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and leg, Update '93 Podiatry Institute Publishing,

Tucker, GA 1993.

Vito G: Decompression and Relocation of Morton's Neuroma: A Two-Year Follow-Up. In

Camasta C, Vickers NS, Ruch JA (eds) Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and leg, Update '93

Podiatry Institute Publishing, Tucker, GA 1993.

Vito G: Free Vascular Fibular Bone Grafts. In Ruch JA, Vickers NS (eds) Reconstructive

Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update '92 Podiatry Institute Publishing , Tucker, GA 1992.

Vito G: Decompression Techniques for Mortons Neuroma. In Ruch JA, Vickers NS (eds)

Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update '92 Podiatry Institute Publishing , Tucker,

GA 1992.

Vito G, Camasta C: Introduction to tissue adhesives and Fibrin Glue. In Ruch JA, Vickers NS

(eds) Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update '92 Podiatry Institute Publishing,

Tucker, GA 1992.


Vito G: Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. In Kane P, Schlefman B, Vickers NS (eds)

Podiatric Office Management and Procedures. Mosby Year Book, St. Louis MO, 1992.

Smith T, Vito G: Subluxing Peroneal Tendons, An Anatomic Approach Clinics in Podiatric

Medicine and Surgery 8:3, 1991.

Ruch J, Vito G: Internal Fixation Workbook. Podiatry Institute Publishing Co, Tucker, Ga, 1990.

Vito G, Kalish SR: Biomechanical Radiographic Evaluation. In Donatelli R (ed). Biomechanics

of the Foot and Ankle. F.A. Davis Co, Philadelphia, PA, pp. 98-130, 1990.

Vito G: Surgical Rehabilitation. In DiNapoli DR (ed) Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and

Leg, Update '90 Podiatry Institute Publishing, Tucker, GA, 124-127, 1990.

Kalish S, Vito G: Common Denominator in Podiatric Practice. In DiNapoli DR (ed)

Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update '90 Podiatry Institute Publishing, Tucker,

GA, 228-230, 1990.

Smith T, Vito G: Freiberg's Infraction, Compression Fractures and Osteochondritis. In

McGlamry ED (ed) Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Leg, Update '89 Podiatry Institute

Publishing Tucker, GA 110-114, 1989.

Kalish S, Elsahy N, Vito G: Cross Leg Full Thickness Skin Graft. J Am Podiatr Med Assoc

December, 1988.

Kalish S, Vito G: Reconstructive Surgery of the Foot and Ankle. In Donatelli R (ed) Orthopaedic

Physical Therapy. Bermedical Production, Maryland, pp. 555-564, 1988.

Kalish S, Nevers H, Vito G: Lesser Ray Deformities in 11th Annual Podiatry Association

International Seminar on Foot Surgery and Biomechanics, London University College, Egham,

Surry, 1988.

Kalish S, Nevers H, Vito G: Hallux Abducto Valgus Deformities and Corrections in 11th Annual

Podiatry Association International Seminar on Foot Surgery and Biomechanics, London

University College, Egham, Surry, 1988.

Wirtz P, Long D, Vito G: Calcaneal Apophysitis (Sever's Disease) Associated with Tae-Kwon-Do

Injuries. J Am Podiatr Assoc September, 1988.

Wirtz P, Long D, Vito G: Calcification within the Peroneus Brevis Tendon. J Am Podiatr Assoc

June, 1987.

REFERENCES

Dr. Stanley Kalish

6911 Tara Blvd


Jonesboro, GA 30236

770-477-9535

770-471-7826 fax

Dr. Ira Wiener

1703 Civic Center, #3

North Las Vegas, NV 89030

702-388-1006

702-388-1751 fax

Dr. Bruce Pichler

59 Tipton Drive

Dahlonega, GA 30533

706-864-0169

706-864-5396 fax

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