Skip to main content

Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Wednesday, July 8, 2026
  • 6:45 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM - 3:20 PM PDT
    AOSSM Subspecialty Certification Exam Prep Course
    Pre-course Moderator: Mark D. Miller, MD PE Col USAF Ret – University of Virginia
    Pre-course Moderator: Chaitu Malempati, MD – University of Kentucky
    Pre-course Moderator: Dustin L. Richter, MD – University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
    CMETicketed Event
  • 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM PDT
    AAOS Biologics Symposium- OrthoBiologics and the Modern Athlete: Optimizing Evidence, Recovery, and Return to Play
    CMETicketed Event
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    AOSSM BOLD Program- *By Invitation Only
    Speaker: Jodi Glickman
    Non-CME
  • 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT
    AOSSM BOLD Happy Hour (*By Invitation Only)
  • 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
    Presidential Dinner & Awards (*By Invitation Only)
  • Thursday, July 9, 2026
  • 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Morning Coffee & Beverages
  • 8:00 AM - 8:10 AM PDT
    Opening Remarks: Welcome to AOSSM 2026
    President: Eric C. McCarty, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Program Chair: Rachel Frank, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    Program Chair: Armando Vidal, MD – The Steadman Clinic
  • 8:10 AM - 9:10 AM PDT
    General Session- Pivot Point: Decisions that Define ACL Outcomes
    General Session Moderator: Asheesh Bedi, MD
    General Session Moderator: Aaron J. Krych, MD – Mayo Clinic
    CMEACL
  • 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Presidential Guest Speaker
    General Session Moderator: Eric C. McCarty, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    CME
  • 10:00 AM - 6:30 PM PDT
    AOSSM Field House Hours
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session I- The Root of the Problem
    CMEKnee
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session II- Rotator Cuff Repair: Make It Stick
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Sara Edwards, MD – UCSF
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Stephen F. Brockmeier, MD – University of Virginia
    CMEShoulder
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session III- Under the (Hip Scope): Precision in FAI and Labral Repair
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Andrea M. Spiker, MD
    Concurrent Session Moderator: F. Winston Gwathmey, MD
    CMEHip
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session IV- Achilles: The Good, the Bad, and the Ruptured
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Kenneth Hunt, MD
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Eric Ferkel, MD
    CMEFoot & Ankle
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    AOSSM Field House Networking Lunch
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Arthrex Lunch and Learn
    Non-CMEIndustry
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Stryker Lunch and Learn
    Non-CMEIndustry
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Vertex Lunch and Learn
    Non-CMEIndustry
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Smith+Nephew- Training Center Red Industry Session
    Non-CMEIndustry
  • 12:45 PM - 3:45 PM PDT
    Resident and Fellows Forum
    Moderator: Katherine Coyner, MD, MBA – UConn Health
    Moderator: Edward Chang, MD
    Non-CMETicketed Event
  • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Smith+Nephew- Training Center Red Industry Session
    Non-CMEIndustry
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session I- Global Program Series ISAKOS- Revision ACL: Getting It Right the Second Time
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Robert G. Marx, MD
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Pietro S. Randelli, MD
    CMEKnee
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session II- Global Program Series SLARD: Inside the Unstable Shoulder
    Concurrent Session Moderator: David Torres, MD
    CMEShoulder
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session III- The Hip on the Edge: Instability, Dysplasia, and Decision-Making
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Marc R. Safran, MD – Stanford University
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Shane J. Nho, MD, MS – Rush University Medical Center
    CMEHip
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    AOSSM Field House Break
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Game Changer- The Team Behind the Team: From Sideline to Scalpel
    General Session Moderator: Robin West, MD
    General Session Moderator: Matthew T. Provencher, MD, MBA
    CMETeam Physician
  • 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PDT
    Opening Night Kickoff Party
  • 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM PDT
    Thursday Night Lights- Early Career Event
  • Friday, July 10, 2026
  • 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Registration
  • 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Morning Coffee & Beverages
  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    General Session- Presidential Address & Medallion Exchange
    CME
  • 8:30 AM - 8:50 AM PDT
    AOSSM Hall of Fame
  • 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM PDT
    AOSSM Leach Award
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    General Session- Tissue Is the Issue: Modern Management of Shoulder Instability
    General Session Moderator: Sommer Hammoud, MD
    General Session Moderator: Christopher Ahmad, MD – Columbia University
    CMEShoulder
  • 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM PDT
    AOSSM Field House Break
  • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM PDT
    AOSSM Field House Hours
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session I- The High-Risk ACL: When One Size Doesn’t Fit All
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Elizabeth Matzkin, MD – Mass General brigham
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Volker Mushal, MD
    CMEACL
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session II- When the Shoulder Is Still in the Game: Early OA at the Elite Level
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Grant L. Jones, MD – The Ohio State University Medical Center
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Gabriella E. Ode, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
    CMEShoulder
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session III- The Fragile Fragment: OCD in the Youth Athlete
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Lauren H. Redler, MD – Columbia University Medical Center
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Kevin Shea, MD – Stanford
    CMEGeneral Sports Medicine
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session IV: AOSSM STOP Sports Injury- Hype, Hope, or Harm? Peptides, BPC-157 and the New Performance Wild West
    CMEGeneral Sports Medicine
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    AOSSM Field House Networking Lunch
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Poster Presentations
    Non-CME
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Smith+Nephew Lunch and Learn
    Non-CMEIndustry
  • 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Zimmer Biomet Lunch and Learn
    Non-CMEIndustry
  • 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM PDT
    Stryker- Training Center Blue Industry Session
    Non-CMEIndustry
  • 1:15 PM - 1:45 PM PDT
    Stryker- Training Center Red Industry Session
    Non-CMEIndustry
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session I- Global Program Series FOURM: Patellofemoral Instability: One Diagnosis, Many Problems
    CMEKnee
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session II- Massive Rotator Cuff Tears: Modern Solutions for Big Problems
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Julie Bishop, MD – the ohio state university
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Michael T. Freehill, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
    CMEShoulder
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session III- Global Program Series ESSKA: The Athletic Hip: A Global Sports Medicine Perspective
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Nicolas Bonin, MD – Lyon ortho clinic/ Clinic de la Sauvegarde
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Professor Baris Kocaoglu, MD – Acıbadem MAA University Faculty of Medicine
    CMEHip
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session IV- Under Pressure: High-Stakes Sideline and Surgical Decisions - Managing Risk Before it Becomes Liability
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Robert Brophy, MD – Washington University School of Medicine Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Lutul D. Farrow, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    CMETeam Physician
  • 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM PDT
    AOSSM Field House Break
  • 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PDT
    Game Changer- Beyond Burnout: The Hidden Cost of High-Stakes Sports Medicine Care
    CMEGeneral Sports Medicine
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
    SOMOS Reception
  • 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
    Travelling Fellows Reception
  • Saturday, July 11, 2026
  • 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM PDT
    Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast
  • 6:00 AM - 4:00 PM PDT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM PDT
    Morning Coffee & Beverages
  • 6:30 AM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Registration
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PDT
    IC01: Leveling the Playing Field in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Closing the Gap in Outcomes and Care for the Female Athlete.
    Instructional Course Moderator: Michael J. Scarcella, MD – Cleveland Clinic
    Instructional Course Moderator: Mia Hagen, MD – University of Washington
    CMEKnee
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PDT
    IC02: The Dark Side of the Glenoid: A Case-Based Approach to Biceps, Labral and Shoulder Dysfunction in the Overhead Athlete.
    Instructional Course Moderator: W. Jeff Grantham, MD
    Instructional Course Moderator: Michael T. Freehill, MD – Stanford University School of Medicine
    CMEShoulder
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PDT
    IC03: Hip Pain: What to do When It's Not the Labrum?
    Instructional Course Moderator: James Ross, MD
    CMEHip
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM PDT
    IC04: Artificial Intelligence in Orthopaedics 2026: Leveraging AI to Transform Orthopaedic Workflow and Care Delivery

    Instructional Course Moderator: Katherine Coyner, MD, MBA – UConn Health

  • 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM PDT
    Break
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    IC05: Save the Meniscus: A Case-Based Discussion on the Management of Complex Meniscal Pathology
    Instructional Course Moderator: Mary K. Mulcahey, MD – Loyola University Medical Center
    CMEKnee
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    IC05: Save the Meniscus: A Case-Based Discussion on the Management of Complex Meniscal Pathology
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    IC06: Practice Surgical Augmentation Rotator Cuff Repair using Biologics
    Instructional Course Moderator: Augustus D. Mazzocca, MS MD – MGB/Harvard
    CMEShoulder
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    IC07: In-Season Management of Contact Athletes- A Case Based Approach
    Instructional Course Moderator: Kevin W. Farmer, MD – University of Florida Department of Orthopedic Surgery
    Instructional Course Moderator: Gautam Yagnik, MD – Baptist Health Orthopedic Institute - Team Physician Miami Dolphins & Florida Panthers
    Instructional Course Panelist: Asheesh Bedi, MD
    Instructional Course Panelist: Eric C. McCarty, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
    CMETeam Physician
  • 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM PDT
    IC08: Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries: What are the Experts Doing in 2026?
    Instructional Course Moderator: Brandon J. Erickson, MD – Northwell Orthopedics
    CMEElbow, Wrist, Hand
  • 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM PDT
    Break
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    IC09: Tools and Techniques of Osteotomies Around the Knee: A Practical How-To Guide
    Instructional Course Moderator: Christian Latterman, MD
    CMEKnee
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    IC10: Innovations in the Treatment of Bone Loss in Anterior Shoulder Instability
    Instructional Course Moderator: John D. Kelly, IV, MD – University of Penn
    CMEShoulder
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    IC11: Managing and Avoiding Complications during Patellar Stabilization Surgery
    Instructional Course Moderator: Miho J. Tanaka, MD, PhD – Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
    CMEKnee
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PDT
    IC12: "My Worst Case and What I Learned": A Panel Discussion of Challenging Cases and Practice Advice for Early Career Members
    Instructional Course Moderator: Claire Eliasberg, MD
    Instructional Course Moderator: Meghan Bishop, MD
    CMEPractice Management
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM PDT
    General Session- Snap, Crackle, Pop: The Joint Preservation Playbook
    General Session Moderator: Michael Alaia, MD
    General Session Moderator: Walter R. Lowe, MD – UTHealth Houston/ Department of Orthopedic Surgery
  • 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session Lunch
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    2026 AOSSM Reviewers’ Workshop  
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Brett Owens, MD – Brown University
    CMETicketed Event
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session I- Global Program Series APKASS: Knee Osteotomy: Alignment Is the Answer
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Michael Ong, MBChB (UK), BSc (UK), MRCSEd, MSc (CUHK), FRCSEd (Orth), FHKCOS, FHKAM (Orthopaedic Surgery) – Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Trai Promsang, MD – Sukumvit Hospital
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session II: The Next Generation of Sports Medicine Leaders: Resident and Fellow Abstracts
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Justin Arner, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Lance E. LeClere, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session III: Orthobiologics in 2026: Signal versus Noise
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Bert Mandelbaum, MD
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Jason L. Dragoo, MD – University of Colorado
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session IV- Global Program Series GLADDEN: Sports Medicine, Interrupted: Trauma Call for the Sports Doc
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    2026 AOSSM Research Workshop: Bridging Scientific Creativity and Operational Strategy
    Non-CMETicketed Event
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session I: Cutting-Edge Cartilage Surgery: What’s New in 2026
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Cassandra Lee, MD – Sutter Health
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Sabrina M. Strickland, MD – Hospital for Special Surgery
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session II: The Throwing Athlete: From Velocity to Vulnerability, and Back
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Christopher Camp, MD – Mayo Clinic
    CMEElbow, Wrist, Hand
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    Concurrent Session III: When the Game Hits the Ground: Sports Foot & Ankle Injuries
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Ned Amendola, MD – duke university
    Concurrent Session Moderator: Michelle Wolcott, MD – University of Colorado School of Medicine
  • 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PDT
    VJSM Fellows Video Challenge
    Non-CME
  • 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM PDT
    Game Changer- Playing Offense and Defense in Sports Medicine Finance
  • 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM PDT
    Closing Night Seattle Soirée at MOHAI