1st Parekh African Foot & Ankle Course

July 3-4, 2015

Welcome

• 1st Annual Meeting

• Vision• Forum where foot and ankle expertise is shared amongst US, Indian, African, Mauritian orthopaedic surgeons

Landmarks

• 2010 - Mumbai• 1st meeting, >100 attendees

• 2011 - Coimbatore• >120 attendees• 1st time in South• Changed format

Landmarks

• 2012 - Delhi• 1st STAR TAR in h/o India• 1st Parekh Family Resident Scholar• Rise of foot and ankle centers in India• Begin cultivation of next generation of F&A

experts

• 2013 - Kolkata• More than 10 companies involved• Reach over 500 trainees

Landmarks

• 2013 – Pune• 1st Mid-Year meeting• >200 ppl

• 2014 – Jaipur• 5 yr anniversary• Google Glass incorporation

Landmarks

• 2014 – Amritsar• 2nd Mid-Year meeting

• 2014 – Pune• 1st Pre-Meeting• Conjunction w/ IFAS

• 2015 – Bangalore• Continues to grow• Physiotherapy day

Landmarks

• 2015 – Goa• 3rd Mid-Year meeting

• 2015 – Mauritius• 1st Meeting

Welcome

• Exciting agenda• Lectures• Case discussions

• Esteemed faculty

• Comprehensive

Parekh Family Foundation

Background

• 1st Generation Indian-Americans

• Immigrated in the 1960’s• “Who you are, where you came from, and where

you are going”• Strong Indian values• Sense of giving back to our home land

Parents

Oct 15, 1942 – March 2, 2001 Jan 19, 1934 – Nov 14, 2014

Program Committee

• International Course Co-Chair• Dr. Selene Parekh• Dr. Rajiv S. Shah

• Organizing Secretary• Dr. Youven Naiken Gopalla

• Patron• Prof Armoogum Parsuramen GOSK

Special Thanks

• Dr. Youven Naiken Gopalla

• Prof Armoogum Parsuramen GOSK

• Global Rainbow Foundation

Special Thanks

• Diamond• Parekh Family Foundation

Foot and Ankle Book

• Dedicated to the Asian/African market space

Challenging Cases

• Bring to AV individuals

Thank You