Adam D. Perler, DPM, FACFAS
Dr. Adam Perler is an advanced-trained podiatric surgeon whose practice focuses primarily on ankle joint replacement, surgical reconstruction using 3d patient-specific solutions and customized implants, trauma, pediatric foot and ankle problems, sports & dance medicine, and peripheral nerve disorders.
He actively lectures and has authored several articles and textbook chapters. He is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and is board-certified in both Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. He is also a Fellow of the American Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons.
He completed his medical education at Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine at the Rosalind Franklin School of Medicine and completed an advanced surgical residency at Palmetto General Hospital, in Hialeah, Florida.
He then went on to complete his education with a mini-fellowship in Ilizarov (external fixation) Orthopedic Lower Extremity Reconstructive Surgery at the Russian Ilizarov Science Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopaedics in Kurgan, Russian Federation under Professor Shetsov. He then traveled to Hannover, Germany where he completed an AO International Orthopedic Trauma Fellowship at the world-renowned Hannover Medical Center, Department of Trauma under the guidance of Professor Christian Krettek.
With over 23 years of experience, performing hundreds of ankle fusions, ankle deformity corrections, triple arthrodesis, subtalar fusions, and over 200 total ankle replacements, Dr. Adam D. Perler is a leader in the field of foot and ankle. He has also been one of the nation’s leading experts in a customized surgical approach using 3d printing applications and in 2019 was appointed as one of six national Centers of Excellence by the American Orthopaedic Society of 3D Printing. Helping patients get back on their feet and back to their lives has always been a passion of Dr. Perler’s. He is one of a very few select groups of surgeons nationally who has been extensively trained on all available total ankles on the market. He serves as a key opinion leader on total ankle, frequently lecturing on the topic, and has co-authored articles about total ankle replacement.
Dr. Perler currently has served on the Zimmer Biomet Total Ankle development team which featured an elite group of some of the most accomplished total ankle surgeons in the world. In addition to this, Dr. Perler was the first surgeon in Florida to successfully perform a custom 3-D partial ankle replacement and has since performed many unique reconstructive cases, many being the first ever done. Following his passion to continuously seek advancements in the realm of ankle replacement surgery, Dr. Perler has designed/developed his own total ankle replacement system for which he currently holds three patents.
Dr. Perler (far left) with the RedPoint Medical 3D team. RedPoint Medical 3D was the first company to get FDA Clearance for customized cutting guides for all foot and ankle deformities in 2022. Dr. Perler was a cofounder and CIO of RedPoint Medical 3D. RedPoint Medical 3D technology is now a part of Treace Medical Concepts.
Dr. Perler has always been engaged in new product innovation and has several innovations that are currently in the design phases. He was a founder and lead surgeon developer behind RedPoint Medical 3D, which was the first company to gain FDA clearance for surgical reconstruction of foot and ankle deformity using customized planning and 3D printing. He was also a co-innovator on over 20 patents, several of which have already been issued. RedPoint Medical 3D company was officially launched in 2022 and subsequently acquired by Treace Medical Concepts, which is now focused on integrating RPM technology into its surgical portfolio.
He continues to be actively involved in new product development from the onset of practice and co-founded InMotus Medical, a company that specializes in medical device conceptual development and incubation, has served as a Key Opinion Leader and consultant for several orthopedic device manufacturers, including Biomet, TriMed, Synthes, Stryker, MMI, Artelon, Solana Surgical, Tides Medical, OPM, Paragon 28, and TaC Surgical. He has also served as an educational adviser for Swarm Interactive and New Balance. He is currently working on several projects and was recently hired as the Chief Marketing Officer for FloSpine.
He has practiced with American Health Network Foot & Ankle for twelve years and was instrumental in the initiation of their premier, nationally recognized foot and ankle surgical reconstructive fellowship program. More recently, he worked at Alexander Orthopaedic Associates from 2015-2024 where he initiated a new fellowship training program and served as the Fellowship Director from 2018-2024. He was also a co-founder of the Florida Foot & Ankle Fellowship Society which links all of the Florida-based fellowship programs together for shared academics and research opportunities. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Association of Extremity Nerve Surgeons for several years.
He also served on the Board of Directors of the Indiana Ballet Conservatory and was the founder and chairman of both the “Pointe to the Cure” and “Create 4 the Cure” initiatives, which are fundraisers for local childhood cancer research and creative art therapy programs which he has aimed to help grow into national initiatives. “Giving back” to the community has always been at the heart of his career. He currently also serves as the foot and ankle surgeon on a medical mission trip each year that travels to Chulucanas, Peru to serve the underserved.
In 2013, he was recognized by the Indiana Podiatric Medical Association with a special award for his dedication and service to the community and in 2021 he was awarded the FPMA Podiatric Physician of the Year award for the entire state of Florida. Dr. Perler has also served as Section Chair of Podiatric Surgery for the St. Vincent Hospital System in Indianapolis and St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, FL.
He is married and has two beautiful little girls. He is an avid cyclist and recently competed and placed 8th at the US Masters National held at the Major Taylor Velodrome in Indianapolis. He has also won three State Championships on both the road and track in cycling. In his free time, he enjoys photography, painting, hiking, and especially spending time with his family.
