Regional

2001 – Present: Active member of the Iowa Orthopaedic Society (IOS)

2012 – Present: Active Board Member of the Iowa Orthopaedic Research Foundation (IORF)

2006 – 2010: Active Member of the Mid-America Orthopaedic Association

National

2001 – Present: Active Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

2001 – Present: Active Fellow of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons

2005 – Present: Active Member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)

2009 – Present: Active Member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)

2021 – Present: Member of the Society for American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)

June 2006 – Present: Active Member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons

International

2010 – Present: Active Member of the European Society of Sports, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)

His motto is: “Service with Science. Every patient will be seen and followed by Dr. Foad.”