Dr. Lew Schon

Orthopedic Surgery

MD, FAAOS, is Director of Orthopedic Innovation at The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, USA

United States of America

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Dr. Schon is director of Orthopedic Innovation at Mercy Medical Center and Associate Professor at both Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities. He is also Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone. He is the founder of the Orthobiologic Lab that focuses on translational musculoskeletal biology and biomedical engineering. Dr. Schon has published more than 220 peer-reviewed papers and 120 other publications and earned numerous awards including the 2012 Johns Hopkins University (JHU) Professors Award for Excellence in Teaching, AOFAS Humana Award, AOFAS Roger Mann Award, AOFAS Goldner Award, the MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Golden Apple Award and the 2015 JHU BME Clinical Innovator Award. He is a former president of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and a consultant to professional and collegiate sports teams and dance companies. Dr. Schon is also a co-inventor of several medical devices.

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Recognizing, avoiding, and managing complications in foot and ankle surgery

It is said that if you're not having complications you are not operating. Foot and ankle surgery, particularly in patients with diabetes or peripheral vascular disease, can be challenging due to these comorbidities, and subsequent complications of surgery may occur even after perfectly executed procedures. Experts in the field present the approach to Foot and Ankle complications and emphasize prompt diagnosis and early intervention.

With Johnson & Johnson MedTech

Published

Apr 2022

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