Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons Drs. Lew Schon and Rebecca Cerrato Appear on "Medoscopy"

Orthopedic surgeons Lew C. Schon, M.D., FAAOS, Director of Orthopedic Innovation at The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction (IFAR) at Mercy, and Rebecca A. Cerrato, M.D., FAAOS, Director of the Mercy IFAR Fellowship Program, appeared on the hospital's ongoing talk show series, "Medoscopy," airing on Facebook Watch.

A 30-minute pre-taped program that explores the background and lives of Mercy clinicians, patients and others, Medoscopy was launched in spring 2022 and airs in two 15-minute segments. Past episodes of Medoscopy are available for viewing on Mercy's YouTube channel.

In this latest installment, Drs. Schon and Cerrato discuss their innovative work in the fields of total ankle replacement and minimally invasive bunion surgery, respectively.

On more personal notes, Dr. Schon relates to how he had the opportunity to perform live on stage, not once, but twice, with David Grohl of the internationally acclaimed band, the Foo Fighters. Dr. Cerrato discusses her family's interest in sports, and how her husband, local sports radio personality Vinnie Cerrato, appeared in the 1994 film, "Kindergarten Ninja."

During Medoscopy's regular "show and tell" segment, Dr. Schon demonstrated his ability to play the shofar, an ancient musical horn typically made from a ram's horn and utilized for Jewish religious practices. Dr. Cerrato produced a hockey helmet to reveal her family's love for the sport and symbolic of "many days spent at ice rinks!"

As an innovator in the treatment of foot and ankle arthritis, Dr. Lew Schon has made advances in numerous treatment techniques. He has dedicated his skill and expertise to the advancement of ankle reconstruction. He is the co-inventor and one of the leading surgeons in the world of the Zimmer^TM Total Ankle Replacement.

Dr. Schon is a co-inventor of several other notable devices including the WAVE calcaneal plate, the DJO Airlift brace, the Arthrex ProStop, and Darco's Toe Guard and Pneumatic Night Splint.

Board certified in Orthopedic Surgery, Dr. Cerrato was one of the first orthopedic surgeons in the United States to perform advanced minimally invasive bunion surgery. She is the only U.S. surgeon to serve as a board member on the Groupe de Recherche et d'Etude en Chirurgie Mini-Invasive du Pied - a prestigious international society dedicated to minimally invasive foot and ankle surgery.

Dr. Cerrato chairs and serves as course director of an annual international arthroscopy course held in downtown Baltimore. The course draws leading experts in the field and international attendance from Australia, Israel, Canada, England and France, among others.

Medoscopy is filmed on the campus of Mercy Medical Center in downtown Baltimore with video, sound, and lighting by Zinnia Film.

View Part 1 of Medoscopy with Drs. Schon and Cerrato.

View Part 2 of Medoscopy with Drs. Schon and Cerrato.