Following a comprehensive search process, Dr. Charles L. Saltzman, chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah, was selected as the new Editor-in-Chief of Foot & Ankle International (FAI) and Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics (FAO), the official journals of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society® (AOFAS). He succeeds David B. Thordarson who has served as Editor-in-Chief for FAI for more than 12 years.
A respected researcher, educator, and visionary, Dr. Saltzman has been actively involved in AOFAS since 1991 and was president of the Society in 2009-10. His extensive leadership experience includes roles as president of the International Federation of Foot & Ankle Societies and the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons. Currently, Dr. Saltzman serves as a director for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. In addition, Dr. Saltzman is a current member of the FAI Editorial Board and past chair of the FAI Managerial Board.
In publication since 1980, FAI is a monthly medical journal that emphasises surgical and medical management as it relates to the foot and ankle with a specific focus on reconstructive, trauma, and sports-related conditions utilising the latest technological advances. FAO is an open access journal offering original peer-reviewed articles, including clinical and basic science research, case reviews, and technique tips. Both journals are published by SAGE Publishing.
Under Dr. Thordarson’ s leadership from 2008-20, FAI experienced tremendous growth, increasing its impact factor from 1.061 in 2008 to 2.341 in 2019. FAI is currently the #1 foot and ankle journal and ranks 29th out of 76 overall orthopaedic journals. In 2016, FAO launched under the leadership of inaugural Editor-in-Chief, L. Daniel Latt, MD, PhD. Dr. Latt served as FAO Editor-in-Chief until 2019 when Dr. Thordarson became single editor over both journals.
Dr. Saltzman will begin transitioning into the role, effective October 2020, and will assume full responsibility for leading the journals by January 1, 2021.
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