Thomas Sanders, MD

Dr. Thomas H. Sanders, MD, is an orthopedic foot and ankle specialist
certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery practicing at
Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Center (OFAC) in Falls Church and Arlington,
Virginia. Dr. Sanders specializes in the treatment of ankle arthritis,
lower extremity trauma, and fractures of the ankle and foot
(calcaneus, talus, and Lisfranc injuries). He also helps patients with
post-traumatic reconstruction, midfoot and forefoot arthritis,
flatfoot reconstruction, and bunions/hammertoes. Due to his own
sports-related injury, Dr. Sanders has a special interest in minimally
invasive and arthroscopic treatments for sports and athletic injuries
to the foot and ankle.

Dr. Sanders attended the University of Virginia in Charlottesville for
his bachelor’s degree and then earned his medical degree and completed
his residency at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. During his
final year of residency, he served as the administrative chief
resident and earned the Hugh. H. Hussey award for excellence in
teaching by Georgetown University School of Medicine twice.

After completing his residency, Dr. Sanders went on to complete a
fellowship in foot and ankle surgery/lower extremity trauma and
reconstruction at the Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Tampa. He
received additional, specialized training for both surgical and
non-surgical treatments of foot and ankle injuries and diseases,
including total ankle arthroplasty. During both his residency and
fellowship, Dr. Sanders treated elite level professional, Olympic and
collegiate athletes.

Outside of his work at Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Center, Dr. Sanders is
an assistant professor at Georgetown University Medical Center in
Washington, DC, and a member of both the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society.

Dr. Sanders was recently named Section Chief of Foot and Ankle surgery
for the INOVA Health system. In this role, he will be responsible for
all foot and ankle surgery and services performed at all 5 hospitals
across Northern Virginia.

Dr. Sanders is accepting new patients, use the online booking feature
to schedule an appointment or call the office today.