MIS INTENSIVE™ · THE CERTIFICATE PATHWAY · SINCE 2017
Could you do thison a patientMonday morning?
Be honest with yourself. It is the question every foot & ankle surgeon asks after a weekend cadaver lab. MIS Intensive is the 12-month system that makes the answer yes, and gives you a peer-approved coat to prove it.
FREE · 45 MIN · WITH DR. TJ AHN
The honest truth
A weekend workshop gets you started. It does not make you proficient.
You fly in. You hold the burr. You feel the bone give way through a 3 mm portal. You fly home fired up.
Three months later, it's gone. No course to follow. No coaching when you hit a wall. No community to lean on.
You already know what proficiency takes: core procedures, real repetitions, a mentor you trust, and surgeons around you who push you.
The difference betweenexcitement and masteryis a system.
What it cost me to learn this
$150K+
invested in my own MIS training
40+
visits to my mentors in 2 years
YEARS
of trial and error, alone
Nobody handed me a path. I had to build my own. I was sick of watching talented surgeons repeat my expensive mistakes, so I built the structure I wish I'd had.
You get the path. Without the decade.
The 3C structure
The three things that turn a weekend of excitement into lasting proficiency:
01 /
Course
A structured curriculum with the 8 core procedures filmed on real patients, plus case studies. You follow a proven path, not a weekend blur.
02 /
Coaching
Weekly live case reviews and direct faculty guidance. Grand rounds on steroids. You are never stuck alone with a case.
03 /
Community
A private network of practicing MIS surgeons behind you. Answers at 9pm on a Tuesday. Momentum that lasts past the honeymoon.
Course. Coaching. Community. That is how you operate with confidence.
The MIS Intensive certificate ladder
Three levels. Three coats.
Every coat is earned in the lab, on cases, in front of your peers.
APPROVED BY YOUR PEERS AND INSTRUCTORS. NOT A PARTICIPATION AWARD.
LEVEL 01 / FOUNDATIONS
The White Coat
Hammertoes, lesser metatarsal osteotomies, soft tissue techniques.
- R1Complete the MIFAS Accelerator online course
- R2Attend 3 private cadaver labs (or 2 private + 1 advanced)
- R3Submit 5 planned and 5 completed cases for faculty review
- R4Pass the cadaver practical exam: one hammertoe + one lesser met
Earned by: Dr. Martha Holzworth, Dr. Dora Achille, Dr. Karen Lee, Dr. Julie Abboud, Dr. Angelo Morreale, Dr. Cory Pilling, and many more
LEVEL 02 / ADVANCED / BUNION
The Blue Coat
Bunionectomies, hallux limitus and hallux rigidus corrections.
- R1Attend 2 private cadaver labs + 1 advanced lab
- R2Submit 5 planned and 5 completed first-ray / bunion cases
- R3Pass the cadaver practical exam: a bunion procedure of your choice
Earned by: Dr. Anna Kupriyeva, Dr. Ashim Wadehra, Dr. Alex Kim, Dr. Tom Lyman, and more
LEVEL 03 / INSTRUCTOR
The Grey Coat
From surgeon to instructor and leader of the MIS movement.
- R1Attend 3 labs, at least one as a cadaver lab instructor
- R2Support one International MIFAS Conference
- R3Demonstrate leadership and active community participation
Earned by: Dr. Timothy Shea, Dr. Lawrence Kales, Dr. Brian Lee, Dr. Helene Nguyen
The coats are real. So is the pride.
Doctors are passing right now
This ladder is being climbed as you read this.
THEY FOLLOWED THE SYSTEM. NOW THEY OPERATE WITH CONFIDENCE.
On camera · No scripts
Doctors in the room, in their own words.
KAREN LEE, DPM
Pembroke Pines, FL
DR. TIM SHEA
California · “I was able to implement MIS and schedule 10-15 MIS cases within 3 months of TJ's program.”
DR. HELENE NGUYEN
New Jersey · “He's a great coach. Very knowledgeable. Now I have volume of MIFAS coming in and I'm grateful.”
TAGA TULIFAU, DPM
Long Beach, CA
DUC NGUYEN, DPM
Westminster, CA
STAVROS ALEXOPOULOS, DPM
Chicago, IL
JANALE BECKFORD, DPM
Tampa, FL
NEHA SINGH, DPM
Allen, TX
DORA ACHILLE, DPM
Flower Mound, TX
DR. ABRAHAM WAGNER
Florida · “Joining TJ is one of the best career decisions I've ever made.”
DR. DONNA HAYES
Wisconsin · “This has put me in a great position to start my own private practice.”
DR. JOCELYN CURRY
Georgia · “TJ Ahn's program helped me prepare for the new healthcare era and future-proof our practice.”
DR. RHONDA EICHENBERGER
Kentucky · “This highly motivated me to change my mindset and my office. No regrets.”
DR. GRIGORIY PATISH
California · “A wealth of knowledge I can take to my practice. I really love this course.”
DR. FAUSTO RAMOS
New Jersey · “Learning the online course and combining it with the cadaver lab is very helpful for me to implement fast.”
DR. BETH PEARCE
Florida · “It's been extremely exciting to work with TJ. He has vision and mission for our profession.”
DR. LAWRENCE KALES
Florida · “This was a great decision to join TJ's program, even if I've been doing MIS for the past 30 years.”
DR. DANIEL BASALELY
New York · “Weekly coaching calls are a wealth of knowledge and I was able to avoid many potential mistakes.”
Everything you get
One program. Four engines.
ENGINE A / 3 × $2,997 · SCHEDULED ACROSS 12 MONTHS
3 Private Cadaver Labs
$8,991
Small-group and hands-on, mapped out at your onboarding call. Every lab counts toward your level requirements, and your practical exams happen right at the lab.
ENGINE B / 12 × $297/MO · THE EDUCATION ENGINE
MIFAS Elite Membership
$3,564
The MIFAS Accelerator: 8 core procedures filmed on real patients. The Master Class Vault of advanced MIS procedures. Weekly live case reviews. A private community of practicing MIS surgeons.
ENGINE C / CASES REVIEWED · EXAMS JUDGED · COATS EARNED
The Certificate Pathway
$3,500
Faculty-reviewed case submissions, cadaver practical exams at your labs, your White, Blue, or Grey coat with a peer-approved certificate of completion, my personal endorsement, and a digital badge.
ENGINE D / ONBOARDING CALL · 12-MONTH ROADMAP
Faculty Mentorship
$2,995
Direct support from experienced MIS surgeons between labs. Structure, accountability, and clear milestones from day one. No guesswork, no delays.
TOTAL VALUE
$0
AND YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PAY THIS AMOUNT.
Board certification, built in
Join, and you become a candidate for ABMSP board certification.
MIS Intensive is one of the official ABMSP certification pathways. Complete the program and you have fulfilled nearly every board requirement except your surgical cases.
Your coat. Your certificate of completion. A recognized board pathway. No other MIS training in the country is built this way.
0%
pass rate to date. Commit, follow the program, and you will pass.
THE DOUBLE GUARANTEE
GUARANTEE / 01
You will pass your level.
If you don't pass within one year, I keep working with you until you do. Your only additional expense is the cost of the cadaver.
GUARANTEE / 02
You will become board certified.
I walk you through the entire ABMSP application: every form, every requirement, every document they ask for. The only part that has to be yours is your surgical cases. I keep working with you until you pass.
You don't fail this program. You finish it.
Where this leads
The Pro MIS Surgeon Finder
A patient-facing directory of peer-vetted MIS surgeons, being built right now. Not pay-to-list. Vetted. Earned. Promoted to patients nationwide. Only Level 2 and Level 3 graduates will be eligible.
Your future patients won't find you. They'll be sent to you.
The investment
$150,000+
WHAT THE SELF-TAUGHT PATH COST ME
$19,050
THE FULL STACKED VALUE
A fraction of either.
The number is reserved for the call.
We don't take everyone. You have to be coachable. You have to be committed. Book the free 45-minute strategy session, I'll get a sense of your goals and your practice, and if you are a fit we map your 12 months together.
FREE · 45 MIN · FLEXIBLE PLANS DISCUSSED LIVE
Your MIS advantageis waiting.
Your patients deserve this from you. Join the MIS movement and pursue your mastery.
FREE · 45 MIN · WITH DR. TJ AHN