Schedule

This program is among the highest-rated Harvard Medical School CME courses. 

All agenda sessions are in Eastern Time.

Please note that program changes/substitutions may be made without notice.

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Day 1

Wednesday, March 17, 2027

Welcome and Introduction

Joanne Borg-Stein, MD

9:00-9:10 am

SHOULDER

Mark Price, MD, PhD Memorial Lecture: Interesting Shoulder Cases in Collegiate and Pro Athletes

Robert Nascimento, MD

9:10-9:30 am

Rotator Cuff: When to Operate

Arnold Alqueza, MD

9:30-9:50 am

Rotator Cuff Partial Tears: When NOT to Operate

Nitin Jain, MBBS

9:50-10:10 am

Optimizing Outcome with Targeted Rehab

Jamie Preszler, DPT, PT

10:10-10:30 am

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Shoulder Session Faculty, Moderated by Christine Eng, MD

10:30-10:50 am

Break

10:50-11:05 am

Swimmer's Shoulder

Marwa Ahmed, MD

11:05-11:25 am

Calcific Tendinopathy: Evaluation and New Management Techniques

Ashwin Babu, MD

11:25-11:45 am

Imaging of Rotator Cuff and Calcific Tendinopathy

Ronald Mercer, MD

11:45 am-12:05 pm

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Shoulder Session Faculty, Moderated by Augustus Mazzocca, MD

12:05-12:25 pm

Break

12:25-1:30 pm

ELBOW/WRIST/HAND

Distal Biceps Tendon Repair in the Competitive Athlete

Philip Blazar, MD

1:30-1:50 pm

Posteromedial Elbow Impingement in the Athlete

Matthew Leibman, MD

1:50-2:10 pm

Upper Extremity Biomechanics and Implications for Rehab

David Nolan, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, SCS, CSCS

2:10-2:30 pm

Medial Elbow: Imaging and Clinical Correlation

Joseph Simeone, MD

2:30-2:50 pm

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Elbow/Wrist/Hand Session Faculty, Moderated by Dayna Yorks, DO

2:50-3:10 pm

Cyclist's Wrist and Hand Injuries

Dana Kotler, MD

3:10-3:30 pm

Ulnar-Sided Wrist Pain in the Athlete

David Ruchlesman, MD

3:30-3:50 pm

Imaging of Ulnar-Sided Wrist and Hand Pain in Athletes: TFCC/ECU and Beyond 

Alexis Cahalane, MBBCH

3:50-4:10 pm

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Elbow/Wrist/Hand Session Faculty, Moderated by Sydney Karnovsky, MD

4:10-4:30 pm

Break

4:30-4:45 pm

HEAD/NECK/TRUNK

New Techniques in Cervical Spine Surgery for the Athlete

Jessica Aidlen, MD

4:45-5:05 pm

CTE: Fact vs. Fiction

Daniel Daneshvar, MD, PhD

5:05-5:25 pm

Cervical Spine Rehab: When Is It Safe to Return to Play?

Lenore Herget, DPT

5:25-5:45 pm

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Head/Neck/Trunk Faculty, Moderated by Ginger Polich, MD

5:45-6:05 pm

Day 2

Thursday, March 18, 2027

FOOT/ANKLE

Introduction to Day 2

Haylee Borgstrom, MD

9:00-9:10 am

CECS

Gianmichel Corrado, MD

9:10-9:30 am

Rehab for Ankle Impingement Syndromes

Rachel Lampros, DPT

9:30-9:50 am

Innovations in Nonoperative Care: US-Guided Lower Extremity Procedures

Steve Makovitch, DO

9:50-10:10 am

When to Operate: Cartilage Procedures/Ankle Fusion

Lorena Pineda, MD

10:10-10:30 am

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Foot/Ankle Session Faculty, Moderated by G. Ross Malik, MD

10:30-10:50am

Break

10:50-11:05 am

KNEE

Approach to Anterior Knee Pain

Sarah Eby, MD, PhD

11:05-11:25 am

Imaging of the Knee Extensor Mechanism (Including Dynamic CT/MRI)

Tina Shiang, MD

11:25-11:45 am

Rehab and Bracing for Anterior Knee Pain

Lindsay Wasserman, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

11:45 am-12:05 pm

Patellar Instability 

Giovanna Medina, MD, MSc, PhD

12:05-12:25 pm

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Knee Session Faculty, Moderated by Hye Chang Rhim, MD, MPH

12:25-12:45 pm

Break

12:45-1:45 pm

HIP/THIGH

Deep Gluteal Pain in Athletes 

1:45-2:05 pm

Interventions for Gluteal Pain in Athletes

Joanne Borg-Stein, MD

2:05-2:25 pm

Gluteal MRI Cases

Zachary Stewart, MD

2:25-2:45 pm

Surgical Indications for the Lateral Hip

Richard Wilk, MD

2:45-3:05 pm

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Hip/Thigh Session Faculty, Moderated by Brendan Pier, MD

3:05-3:25 pm

Hip Mobility Demands Across Sports

Emily Doolan-Roy, DPT

3:25-3:45 pm

Imaging of Thigh Muscular Injuries

Jad Husseini, MD

3:45-4:05 pm

Thigh Injury Rehab: MLB Approach

Brad Pearson, ATC

4:05-4:25 pm

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Hip/Thigh Session Faculty, Moderated by David Robinson, MD

4:25-4:45 pm

Break

4:45-5:05 pm

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CARE of BONE STRESS INJURIES

Management of BSI in Athletes

Adam Tenforde, MD

5:00-5:20 pm

Psychological Skills and RTP After BSI

Olivia Wons, PhD

5:20-5:40 pm

Endo Care in BSI

Karen Miller, AM, MD

5:40-6:00 pm

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Bone Stress Injuries Faculty, Moderated by Nicole Katz, MD

6:00-6:20 pm

Day 3

Friday, March 19, 2027

SPORT- and POPULATION-SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS

Introduction to Day 3

Adam Tenforde, MD

9:00-9:10 am

Softball 

Stephanie DeLuca, MD

9:10-9:30 am

Football

Jim Whalen, ATC

9:30-9:50 am

Para Sports

Cheri Blauwet, MD

9:50-10:10 am

Lacrosse

Christina Kim, MD

10:10-10:30 am

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

Sport-Specific Session Faculty, Moderated by Eric Berkson, MD

10:30-10:50 am

Break

10:50-11:05 am

INNOVATIONS in SPORTS MEDICINE

Wearables in Sports Injury Management and Prevention

Rich Willy, MPT, PT, PhD

11:05-11:25 am

Nutrition Supplements: Fact or Fiction?

Olivia Morgan, RD

11:25-11:45 am

Recovery 

Mark Murphy, PhD, PT

11:45 am-12:05 pm

Ultrasound-Guided Surgery: Ready for Prime Time?

Soichi Hattori, MD, PhD

12:05-12:25 pm

Audience Q+A, Panel Discussion

Innovations Session Faculty, Moderated by Ariana Vora, MD

12:25-12:45 pm

Break

12:45-1:45 pm

"FÚTBOL IS LIFE": LESSONS from the WORLD CUP

Musculoskeletal Injuries and Prevention

Andreas Serner, PT, PhD

1:45-2:05 pm

Event Preparation

Scott Goldberg, MD

2:05-2:25 pm

Concussion

Claus Reinsberger, MD, PhD

2:25-2:45 pm

Travel Medicine

Margot Putukian, MD

2:45-3:05 pm

Heat Illness, Pulmonary Conditions, and More

Michelle Bruneau, PhD, PT

3:05-3:25 pm

Footwear and Injury

Karli Richards, DPM

3:25-3:45 pm

Audience Q+A, Expert Panel Discussion

World Cup Lessons Session Faculty, Moderated by Monica Rho, MD

3:45-4:05 pm

Course Wrap-up

Adam Tenforde, MD

4:05-4:10 pm