Organizational Aims

Excluding any social, political, religious or racial segregation, the organization aims to: facilitate the exchange of ideas, information and research in the field of the foot and ankle surgery, and its related musculo-skeletal science among both the Foot and Ankle Societies and individual orthopedic foot and ankle surgeons in Asia.

Presidential Remarks

Dear Colleagues:

On behalf of Asian Federation of Foot & Ankle Surgeons, I sincerely welcome every one of you to join this big family. As this issue of AFFAS Newsletter is prepared by Singaporean Foot & Ankle Society, I want to express my deepest appreciation to President Ken Jin Tan and his dedicated team for their hard work in making this AFFAS Newsletter a success. With each edition, we have witnessed the evolution of our Newsletter, presenting a diverse range of content including scientific articles, rare case reports and groundbreaking original research papers in the field of foot and ankle surgery. I would like to congratulate Professor Jin Woo Lee on his great success of hosting 2024 IFFAS meeting in Seoul. His great team has showed us what a successful academic meeting should be! And I am also honored to inform you that the upcoming 10th AFFAS meeting will be held in Singapore in Oct. 2025. This meeting will be hosted by Dr. Keen Wai Chong. I want to thank Dr. Chong for his effort in preparing this AFFAS meeting. This conference promises to be a remarkable gathering of distinguished foot and ankle surgeons from around the world. And it will offer a unique platform for collaboration and the exchange of innovative ideas about foot ankle surgery. Please book mark this event in your schedule and encourage your colleague to attend this meeting. I believe we can improve our knowledge of foot and ankle surgery if more and more surgeons join this Asian foot and ankle society. We can also improve our friendship and make more new friends. Please encourage your colleague to join our big family and make it stronger! Sincerely

Peng Ju Huang
President of AFFAS

What's New

・The 9th Annual Meeting of Asian Federation of Foot and Ankle Surgeons
（https://affas2023.com/）
November 24th-25th 2023, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
President: Peng-Ju Huang, M.D.

Meeting President’s Message

Dear AFFAS members:

I am honored here to announce that the 9th meeting of Asian Federation of Foot & Ankle Surgeons will be held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on November 24th-25th, 2023.

We all realize that during the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly influenced our way of living and career practice. Fortunately, the condition seems getting better in recent days, and we know that there is a big chance for us to hold a face-to-face AFFAS meeting this time.

Kaohsiung is situated in the southern part of Taiwan with an international airport serving south-east Asia. If you take a flight to Taipei, you can arrive in Kaohsiung by high speed rail in 1.5 hour. The weather in Kaohsiung during late November is very pleasant, which makes it the best time for travel.

I am sure we will do our best to make this AFFAS meeting an exceptional event in both learning and social aspect. Please come to Taiwan to experience our local hospitality, meet old friends, and make new ones. The 9th AFFAS meeting is the event you won’t want to miss!

Further information and abstract submission will be available soon.

Peng-Ju Huang
President, 9th AFFAS meeting

・The 8th International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies (IFFAS 2024)
https://www.iffas2024korea.com
Coex, Seoul, Korea
May 30- June 1, 2024
Contact ) https://www.iffas2024korea.com/board/04.html?sMenu=03

Contact

If you would like further information on any meeting or details on how to become a member of AFFAS, please contact us by email.

AFFAS Secretariat: AFFAS@naramed-u.ac.jp