{"id":1418,"date":"2025-10-27T05:34:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T09:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/footankle\/?page_id=1418"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:40:57","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/footankle\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Guest Faculty<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"speaker-dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"my-dialog-title\" aria-describedby=\"my-dialog-description\">\n        <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\n        <div class=\"dialog-content\" role=\"document\">\n        <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Close this dialog window\">&times;<\/button>\n        <h1 id=\"my-dialog-title\">Speaker Details<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"cpd-mssp-speakers\">\n            <div class=\"the-speaker-biography speaker from-list\" id=\"speakerBioContent\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class='cpd-mssp-speakers CPD-Event-Two-Landing'><div id=\"speaker-amendola\" class=\"speaker speaker-no-image\"><p class=\"text\"><span class=\"name\">Ned Amendola<\/span>&nbsp;<small>MD FRCSC<\/small><br><small>Director of Sports Medicine \u2013 Duke University<br \/>\r\nProfessor \u2013 Department of Orthopaedic Surgery<br \/>\r\nDurham, North Carolina, USA<\/small><br><button class=\"btn btn-mssp-biography\" title=\"Open biography for Ned Amendola\">Biography<\/button><\/p><div class=\"biography\"><p>Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; Chief of Sports Medicine at Duke University. His clinical and research focus includes ankle instability, cartilage preservation and reconstruction, ligament injuries, and arthroscopy of the knee and ankle. Based in Durham, North Carolina, USA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-anderson\" class=\"speaker speaker-no-image\"><p class=\"text\"><span class=\"name\">Robert B Anderson<\/span>&nbsp;<small>MD<\/small><br><small>Consultant Foot &amp; Ankle Surgeon \u2013 OrthoCarolina<br \/>\r\nTeam Physician \u2013 NFL Players Association<br \/>\r\nCharlotte, North Carolina, USA<\/small><br><button class=\"btn btn-mssp-biography\" title=\"Open biography for Robert B Anderson\">Biography<\/button><\/p><div class=\"biography\"><p>Consultant Foot &amp; Ankle Surgeon at OrthoCarolina, Charlotte. Co\u2011Chair of the NFL Musculoskeletal Committee and Foot &amp; Ankle Subcommittee of the NFL Injury &amp; Safety Panel. A pioneer in foot &amp; ankle sports medicine for elite athletes worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-goubau\" class=\"speaker speaker-no-image\"><p class=\"text\"><span class=\"name\">Laurent Goubau<\/span>&nbsp;<small>MD<\/small><br><small>Orthopaedic Surgeon, Foot and Ankle Institute,<br \/>\r\nBrussels Orthopaedic and Sports Institute (B.O.S.I.,)<br \/>\r\nCHIREC Hospitals,<br \/>\r\nPast President, Belgian Foot and Ankle Society<br \/>\r\nBrussels, Belgium<\/small><br><button class=\"btn btn-mssp-biography\" title=\"Open biography for Laurent Goubau\">Biography<\/button><\/p><div class=\"biography\"><p>Consultant Foot &amp; Ankle Surgeon and President of the Belgian Foot and Ankle Society (BFAS). Based in Ghent, Belgium, he specializes in sports injuries and degenerative diseases of the foot and ankle. Active in clinical research and education across Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-jeyaseelan\" class=\"speaker speaker-no-image\"><p class=\"text\"><span class=\"name\">Lucky Jeyaseelan<\/span>&nbsp;<small>MBBS FRCS (Tr & Orth)<\/small><br><small>Consultant Trauma &amp; Orthopaedic Foot &amp; Ankle Surgeon \u2013 Barts Health Orthopaedic Centre<br \/>\r\nLondon, United Kingdom<\/small><br><button class=\"btn btn-mssp-biography\" title=\"Open biography for Lucky Jeyaseelan\">Biography<\/button><\/p><div class=\"biography\"><p>Consultant Trauma &amp; Orthopaedic Foot &amp; Ankle Surgeon at Barts Health Orthopaedic Centre, London, UK. Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). His practice focuses on ankle arthritis, total ankle replacement, and minimally invasive surgery for foot &amp; ankle trauma and deformity.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-lin\" class=\"speaker speaker-no-image\"><p class=\"text\"><span class=\"name\">Sheldon Lin<\/span>&nbsp;<small>MD<\/small><br><small>Consultant Foot &amp; Ankle Surgeon \u2013 Rutgers Health<br \/>\r\nIncoming President \u2013 American Orthopaedic Foot &amp; Ankle Society (AOFAS)<br \/>\r\nProfessor \u2013 Department of Orthopaedics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School<br \/>\r\nNewark, New Jersey, USA<\/small><br><button class=\"btn btn-mssp-biography\" title=\"Open biography for Sheldon Lin\">Biography<\/button><\/p><div class=\"biography\"><p>Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, and Consultant Foot &amp; Ankle Surgeon at Rutgers Health. Completed fellowship in Foot &amp; Ankle at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Based in Newark, NJ, USA. Incoming President of the American Orthopaedic Foot &amp; Ankle Society (AOFAS).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- \/.cpd-mssp-speakers -->\n<h2>Organizing Committee<\/h2>\n<div class=\"dialog-container\" id=\"speaker-dialog\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"my-dialog-title\" aria-describedby=\"my-dialog-description\">\n        <div class=\"dialog-overlay\" data-a11y-dialog-hide><\/div>\n        <div class=\"dialog-content\" role=\"document\">\n        <button data-a11y-dialog-hide class=\"dialog-close\" aria-label=\"Close this dialog window\">&times;<\/button>\n        <h1 id=\"my-dialog-title\">Speaker Details<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"cpd-mssp-speakers\">\n            <div class=\"the-speaker-biography speaker from-list\" id=\"speakerBioContent\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><div class='cpd-mssp-speakers CPD-Event-Two-Landing'><div id=\"speaker-daniels\" class=\"speaker speaker-no-image\"><p class=\"text\"><span class=\"name\">Timothy Daniels<\/span>&nbsp;<small>MD FRCSC<\/small><br><small>Chief of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery<br \/>\r\nSt. Michael\u2019s Hospital<br \/>\r\nProfessor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery<br \/>\r\nDepartment of Surgery<br \/>\r\nTemerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto<\/small><br><button class=\"btn btn-mssp-biography\" title=\"Open biography for Timothy Daniels\">Biography<\/button><\/p><div class=\"biography\"><p>Dr. Tim R. Daniels obtained is an alumnus of University of Saskatchewan who went on to complete a F&amp;A fellowship with Drs. J. Smith and L. Fleming at Emory University and an additional 3 months at the Milwaukee County Medical Complex with Drs. J. Gould and G. Harris in their gait mechanics lab. In 1993 he began his F&amp;A practice at Wellesley Hospital in Toronto and, in 1994, established a multi-disciplinary Foot Clinic.<\/p>\n<p>Presently, he is Full Professor, Head of the U of T F&amp;A Program, and Head of Orthopaedic Division at St. Michael\u2019s Hospital. He serves as Associate Editor at Foot and Ankle International and Reviewer for JBJS (Am) and Journal of American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.<\/p>\n<p>As Canada\u2019s top Orthopaedic F&amp;A surgeon, other orthopaedists send their most complex and challenging foot and ankle cases to him and he trains students from all over the world. His surgical skills and research publications have placed him in the top 16 of World\u2019s best F&amp;A surgeons by Orthopaedics This Week.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-halai\" class=\"speaker speaker-no-image\"><p class=\"text\"><span class=\"name\">Mansur Halai<\/span>&nbsp;<small>MBChB MRCA MRCS FRCS<\/small><br><small>Orthopaedic Surgeon, Trauma, Foot &amp; Ankle<br \/>\r\nSt Michael\u2019s Hospital, Toronto<br \/>\r\nAssistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery<br \/>\r\nDepartment of Surgery<br \/>\r\nTemerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto<\/small><br><button class=\"btn btn-mssp-biography\" title=\"Open biography for Mansur Halai\">Biography<\/button><\/p><div class=\"biography\"><p>Mansur Halai is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at St Michael\u2019s Hospital, Toronto. He specialises in Major Trauma and Foot &amp; Ankle Reconstruction. He has completed Trauma Fellowships in Calgary, Cape Town and Blantyre, Malawi. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto, along with other academic appointments held at the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee. His research interests are in ankle arthroplasty, minimally invasive surgery and database collaboration<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"speaker-lau\" class=\"speaker speaker-no-image\"><p class=\"text\"><span class=\"name\">Johnny Lau<\/span>&nbsp;<small>MD MSc FRCSC<\/small><br><small>Orthopaedic Surgeon Foot and Ankle<br \/>\r\nProgram Director University of Toronto Foot and Ankle Fellowship<br \/>\r\nDivisional Clinical Fellowship Director Orthopaedic Surgery<br \/>\r\nAssistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery<br \/>\r\nDepartment of Surgery<br \/>\r\nTemerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto<\/small><\/p><\/div><div id=\"speaker-park\" class=\"speaker speaker-no-image\"><p class=\"text\"><span class=\"name\">Sam Park<\/span>&nbsp;<small>MD MASc FRCSC<\/small><br><small>Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Program<br \/>\r\nOrthopaedic Sports Medicine Program<br \/>\r\nUniversity of Toronto<br \/>\r\nWomen\u2019s College Hospital Mount<br \/>\r\nSinai Hospital<br \/>\r\nAssistant Professor, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery<br \/>\r\nDepartment of Surgery<br \/>\r\nTemerty Faculty of Medicine University of Toronto<\/small><br><button class=\"btn btn-mssp-biography\" title=\"Open biography for Sam Park\">Biography<\/button><\/p><div class=\"biography\"><p>Dr. Sam Park is Assistant Professor and Surgeon-Investigator in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. His specialized clinical focus is in the management of adult foot and ankle conditions. These include the early to end-stage arthritis, deformity correction, cartilage lesions, tendon disorders, athletic injuries, factures and trauma, and the foot and ankle sequelae from systemic conditions and neurological disorders. Academic interests include clinical epidemiology and outcomes research on the treatment of various foot and ankle disorders and pathology; and translational science research related to foot and ankle arthritis and joint preservation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> <!-- \/.cpd-mssp-speakers -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest Faculty Organizing Committee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-full.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1418","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"meta_box":{"cpde2_sidebar_image_std":"","cpde2_sidebar_image_custom":"","cpde2_sidebar_image_alt":"","cpde2_subnav":"","cpde2_map_addresses":[],"cpde2_additional_page_sections":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/footankle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/footankle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/footankle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/footankle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/footankle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1418"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/footankle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1504,"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/footankle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1418\/revisions\/1504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cpd.utoronto.ca\/footankle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}