Board Certified – American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Director, Fellowship in Adult Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery
MD, Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine
Orthopaedic Residency, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Foot and Ankle Fellowship, The Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Member, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society
Member, Clinical Orthopaedic Society
Member, Ohio Orthopaedic Society
Dr. Vincent James Sammarco is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon whose practice includes subspecialty care in disorders of the foot and ankle, musculoskeletal trauma and general orthopaedics. He joined Cincinnati SportsMedicine and Orthopaedic Center after practicing in the Cincinnati area for seven years at The Center for Orthopaedic Care. Dr. Sammarco was raised in Cincinnati, and graduated cum laude from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine in 1989. During that time, he was elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He attended the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio where he received his Medical Degree in 1993. Dr. Sammarco completed a five year orthopaedic residency at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation and won the award for best resident research during his final year in 1998. He completed a one year clinical and research fellowship in reconstructive foot and ankle surgery at the Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland prior to starting his practice in Cincinnati in 1999.
Dr. Sammarco is highly involved with several national orthopaedic societies. He is an active member of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) and has served as Chairman of the Young Physicians Committee and Chairman of the Electronic Media Committee. He has also served the AOFAS on the Publications and Program Committee. Dr. Sammarco is also actively involved with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery (AAOS) and is the Chairman of the Public Education Committee. He has also served as a member of the AAOS Publications Committee and the Council on Education. Dr. Sammarco is a member and has served on committees for the Clinical Orthopaedic Society (COS) since 2003. He is also a member of the Ohio Orthopaedic Society and has presented research at the annual meetings.
Dr. Sammarco is an active researcher, clinical and scientific writer and instructor. He is co-director of the CSMOC fellowship in reconstructive foot and ankle surgery. He lectures locally, nationally (AOFAS, AAOS, COS) and internationally. He has presented on clinical topics and research in Australia, France, Greece, Canada and India. Research interests have included cartilage and bone grafting, tendon disorders of the foot and ankle, Charcot disease, bunion correction surgery and arthrodesis procedures.
He serves as a reviewer for The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Foot and Ankle International and other medical publications. He is a former Associate Editor for Foot & Ankle International and he has edited an edition of Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America. He has authored chapters in major orthopaedic and sports medicine text books and has written over 40 articles published in orthopaedic journals.
When not working, Dr. Sammarco enjoys spending time with his wife and children, and playing music. He enjoys outdoor sports and is an avid fisherman, skier and cyclist.
Dr. Sammarco is licensed in the states of Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana
The Union Memorial Hospital
Foot and Ankle Surgery – MS Myerson & LC Schon
3333 North Calvert Street – Suite 400
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
August 1998 – July 1999
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Cleveland, Ohio
July 1993 – June 1998
Case Western Reserve University
School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio
August 1989 – May 1993
Degree : Doctor of Medicine
College Bates College – Biology
Lewiston, Maine
September 1985 – May 1989
Degree : BS (Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
Anatomical
Foot and Ankle
Treatment
Arthroscopic Surgery, Joint Replacement, Sports Medicine
Sammarco, VJ, Sammarco, G.J., Walker, Earl W., Guiano, Roanld P. “Midtarsal Arthrodesis in the Treatment of
Charcot Midfoot Arthropathy” The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2009;91:80-91. 3
Sammarco, VJ, Sammarco, G.J., Henning, Carlos, Chaim, Soloman. “Surgical Repair of Acute and Chronic Tibialis
Anterior Tendon Ruptures” The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2009:91:325-332
Sammarco, VJ Acute Repair of Achilles Tendon Rupture; in Surgical Techniques in Orthopaedics: Achilles
Tendon Disorders Editor, Philbin, T. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2008 (Surgical Technique Video)
Sammarco, VJ “Mau Osteotomy for Correction of Moderate and Severe Hallux Valgus”. Video Supplement
for Instructional Course Lectures Vol 57; Editor, Duwelious, PJ; Azar, FM. American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons 2008 (Surgical Technique Video)
Sammarco, VJ “Techniques in Hallux Valgus Correction: Proximal Metatarsal Osteotomy with Distal Soft Tissue
Correction and Metatarsophalangeal Joint Arthrodesis” in Instructional Courses Lectures, Volume 57 pages 414-428,
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2008
Sammarco, VJ; “Common Dance and Ballet Injuries of the Foot and Ankle” Orthopaedic Knowledge Online.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. May, 2008.
Sammarco, VJ, Sammarco, GJ, “Injuries to the Tibialis Anterior, Peroneal Tendons, and Long Flexors of the Toes”
in Baxter’s the Foot and Ankle in Sport, Edition 2, Chapter 6: 121-146. ed Porter, D.A., Schon, L.C., Mosby
Elsevier, Philadephia. Copyright 2008.
Sammarco, VJ, Siegel, RM, Schubiner, J., “ A Nonoperative Treatment for Peroneal Tendon Subluxation”
Clinical Pediatrics (Phila). April, 2008.
Sammarco, VJ “Surgical Correction of Moderate and Severe Hallux Valgus. Proximal Metatarsal Osteotomy
with Distal Soft-Tissue Correction and Arthrodesis of the Metatarsal Joint” J Bone Joint Surg. AM., November 2007; 89: 2520-2531.
Sammarco, VJ, “Ankle Arthrodesis in Rheumatoid 4Arthritis: Techniques, Results, and Complications”
Foot and Ankle Clinic North America, Sept 2007; 12(3): 475-495
Sammarco, VJ; “Mau Osteotomy for Correction of Moderate and Severe Hallux Valgus Deformity”; Foot and
Ankle Int. Volume 28, Number 7 : 857-864 July 2007
Sammarco, GJ; Bagwe, MR; Sammarco, VJ; Magur, EG “The Effects of Unilateral Gastrocsoleus
Recession” Foot and Ankle Int. 2006, Jul 27 (7): 508-511
Sammarco, VJ; Magur, EG; Sammarco, GJ; Bagwe, MR; “Arthrodesis of the Subtalar and Talonavicular Joints for
Correction of Symptomatic Hindfoot Malalignment” Foot and Ankle Int., 2006, Sept: 27(9): 661-6
Sammarco, VJ, Nichols, R: “Orthotic Management for Disorders of the Hallux.” In: Sammarco VJ (ed) Foot and
Ankle Clinics, Vol. 10, No. 1, p. 191-209, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005
Keiserman, LS, Sammarco, VJ, Sammarco, GJ: “Surgical Treatment of the Hallux Rigidus.” In: Sammarco, VJ (ed)
Foot and Ankle Clinics, Vol.10, No.1, p. 75-96, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005
Sammarco, VJ: “Management of Soft Tissue Deficiency of the Hallux: Salvage in Trauma, Diabetes and Following
Surgical Complications.” In: Sammarco, VJ (ed) Foot and Ankle Clinics, Vol. 10, No.1, p. 55-74, W.B. Saunders
Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2005
Sammarco, VJ: “Production, testing of DBMs can vary” Orthopedics Today, Volume 24, Number 11, p. 66,
November 2004
Sammarco, VJ: “The Talonavicular and Calcaneocuboid Joints: Anatomy, Biomechanics and Clinical Management
of the Transverse Tarsal Joint.” In: Myerson, MS (ed) Foot and Ankle Clinics, Vol. 9, No. 1, p. 127-145, W.B.
Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2004
Sammarco, VJ: “Principles and Techniques in Foot & Ankle Rehabilitation of the Athletes Foot: Part IV –
Rehabilitation of Injuries to Static Joints.” Techniques in 5Foot & Ankle Surgery: Volume 2(4) December 2003 pp
272-279
Sammarco, VJ, Acevedo, JA: “Clinical Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle.” In Orthopedic Knowledge Update
Foot & Ankle III. American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Rosemount, Illinois, 2003
Chiodo CP, Acevedo JI, Sammarco VJ, Parks BG, Boucher HR, Myerson MS, Schon LC. Intramedullary rod
fixation compared with blade-plate-and-screw fixation for tibiotalocalcaneal arthrodesis: a biomechanical
investigation. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2003 Dec; 85-A(12): 2425-8.
Sammarco, VJ: “Principles and Techniques in Foot & Ankle Rehabilitation of the Athletes Foot: Part III –
Rehabilitation of Ankle Sprains.” Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery 2(3): 1-9, 2003
Sammarco, VJ: “Principles and Techniques in Foot & Ankle Rehabilitation of the Athletes Foot: Part II –
Rehabilitation of tendon injuries.” Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery 2(2):144-150, 2003
Sammarco, VJ, Sammarco, GJ: “Principles and Techniques in Rehabilitation of the Athlete’s Foot: Part I –
Introduction to concepts and achilles tendon rehabilitation.” Techniques in Foot and Ankle Surgery 2(1):51-60, 2003
Acevedo, JI, Sammarco, VJ, Boucher, HR, Parks, BG, Schon, LC, Myerson, MS: “Mechanical Comparison of
Cyclic Loading in Five Different First Metatarsal Osteotomies.” Foot & Ankle Int. 23:711-716, 2002
Sammarco, VJ, Chang, L: “Modern Issues in Bone Graft Substitutes and Advances in Bone Tissue Technology.”
Foot and Ankle Clinics of North America 6:1-23, 2002
Sammarco, VJ: “Instability Interventions Aim to Preserve Ankle Kinematics.” BioMechanics, Volume IX, Number 5, p.37-44, May 2002
Sammarco, VJ, Acevedo, J: “Stability and Fixation Techniques in First Metatarsal Osteotomies.” Foot and Ankle Clinics, Volume 6, Number 3, p. 409-432, 2001 6
Sammarco, VJ: “Complications of Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction.” Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, Number 391, p. 123-132 2001
Sammarco, VJ: “Chapter 20: Arthritis of the Forefoot.” AOFAS Regional Review Course Syllabus, July 2000
Sammarco, VJ, Schon, LC: “Nerve Injuries of the Lateral Leg and Ankle.” In: Pfeffer GB (ed) Chronic Ankle Pain in the Athlete, p. 71-84, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Monograph Series, Rosemont, Illinois, 2000
Sammarco, VJ: “Os Acromiale: Frequency, Anatomy and Clinical Implications.” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Volume 82-A, Number 3, p. 394-00, March 2000
Myerson, MS., Sammarco, VJ: “Penetrating and Lacerating Injuries of the Foot.” Foot and Ankle Clinics,
Volume 4, Number 3, p. 647-72, 1999
Sammarco, VJ, Gorab, R, Miller, R., Brooks, PJ: “Human Articular Cartilage Storage in Cell Culture Medium:
Guidelines for Storage of Fresh Osteochondral Allografts.” Orthopedics 20:497-500, June 1997
Sammarco, GJ, Brainard, B, Sammarco, VJ: “Bunion Correction Using Proximal Chevron Osteotomy.” Foot &
Ankle 14:8-14, January 1993
