AMSSM Sports Medcasts

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Karen Monuszko, MD, who delivered one of the Best Overall Case Presentations during the 2026 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Seattle. The co-author on the case was Justin Lee, MD.

In this conversation, Dr. Monuszko discusses her award-winning case – Unilateral Lower Extremity Pain in an Elite Triathlete – and shares the key findings and important takeaways from this unique medical diagnosis.

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2026 AMSSM Case Podium Presentations, published in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Dr. Nathan Cardoos covers the No. 9 article of 2025, titled “The Effect of Exercise Training on Blood Lipids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” which was originally published in Sports Medicine in January 2025. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Cardoos is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2025, as selected for the 2026 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

The Effect of Exercise Training on Blood Lipids: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: https://link.springer.com/arti...

Dr. Nathan Cardoos covers the No. 10 article of 2025, titled “Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Exercise Modalities in Knee Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis,” which was originally published in The BMJ in October 2025. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host. Dr. Cardoos is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2025, as selected for the 2026 AMSSM Annual Meeting. Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Exercise Modalities in Knee Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis: https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Tony Islas, MD, MPH, FAMSSM, to discuss his main-stage presentation on High Altitude Sickness at the 2026 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Islas is a sports medicine physician at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he is the Medical Director of the UNR Sports Medicine Fellowship and the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship. He is a Past President of the Wilderness Medicine Society, and he excels at teaching and providing care in austere and remote environments.

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Wilderness Medical Society...

On this edition of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder speaks with AMSSM President Dr. Jonathan Finnoff, Immediate Past President Dr. Carly Day, and Board member Dr. Siobhan Statuta about board-approved changes to AMSSM's governance and committee structures.

In this informative conversation, they discuss how this impactful redesign aims to standardize operations, improve transparency, reduce redundancy and scale leadership throughout AMSSM. Key updates include:

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, Dr. Jeremy Schroder hosts Dr. Kim Harmon and Dr. Ken Mautner to discuss the 2026 AMSSM Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Summit.

The summit focused on “Orthobiologics for Sports Medicine Physicians: Bridging the Gaps”, and explored the current evidence and gaps in knowledge in orthobiologics and identified research priorities for future orthobiologics research in sports and exercise medicine (SEM).

Dr. Harmon and Dr. Mautner, the Co-Chairs of the conference, share some of the focus areas of the summit, talk about the current research gaps for orthobiologics and suggest ways to g...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Amy West, MD, to discuss the hot topic of peptides in sports medicine.

In their conversation, Dr. West and Dr. Schroeder discuss the following:

On this episode of the Sports Medicine Primer Series, host Dr. Zainab Shirazi, MD, is joined by Dr. Stan Herring, MD, FAMSSM, to discuss the treatment and management of an injured high school football player.

The goal of this ongoing series is to provide an audio study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship.

A Founder of AMSSM, Dr. Herring is a co-founder of the Sports Institute at UW Medicine, where he serves as senior medical advisor, and he also serves as...

Dr. Mike Maddaleni reviews the No. 1 article of 2024, titled “Leukocytes Do Not Influence the Safety and Efficacy of Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections for the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial,” which was originally published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine in October 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Maddaleni is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Leukocytes Do Not Infl...

Dr. Mike Maddaleni reviews the No. 2 article of 2024, titled “Subacromial Injection of Platelet-Rich Plasma Provides Greater Improvement in Pain and Functional Outcomes Compared to Corticosteroids at 1-Year Follow-Up: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial,” which was originally published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery in December 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Maddaleni is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Subacromial Inject...

Dr. Mike Maddaleni reviews the No. 3 article of 2024, titled “The Effect of Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy on Pain in Patients with Various Tendinopathies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials,” which was originally published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation in April 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Maddaleni is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

The Effect of Extracorporeal Shock...

Dr. Mike Maddaleni reviews the No. 4 article of 2024, titled “Analysis of the Effect of Different Physical Exercise Protocols on Depression in Adults: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials,” which was originally published in Sports Health in March 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Maddaleni is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Analysis of the Effect of Different Physical Exercise Protocols on D...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO (X: @thejschro), is joined by Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD, to provide a preview of the Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) Pre-Conference that will take place during the 2026 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Tenforde is a sports medicine physician and an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. He is also the Director of Running Medicine at Spaulding National Running Center and the Co-Director of Harvard Sports Medicine. As a former elite distance runner, he has a great...

Dr. Christie Langenberg reviews the No. 5 article of 2024, titled “Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Persons with Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis,” which was originally published in The New England Journal of Medicine in October 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Langenberg is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Persons with Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2403664

Dr. Christie Langenberg reviews the No. 6 article of 2024, titled “Clinical Efficacy of Multiple Intra-Articular Injection for Hip Osteoarthritis,” which was originally published in The Bone and Joint Journal in June 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Langenberg is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Clinical Efficacy of Multiple Intra-Articular Injection for Hip Osteoarthritis: https://boneandjoint.org.uk/Article/10.1302/0301-620X.106B6.BJJ-2023-1272...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD, is joined by Dr. Jesse Cook, PhD, to discuss Building a Sleep Health Plan for Athletes.

In this conversation, which was recorded during the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting, Dr. Cook shares more information on his main stage lecture of the same name, which focused on best practices and essential principles.

Dr. Cook is a postdoctoral fellow with a doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses on the intersection of sleep and mental health, with his primary program...

Dr. Christie Langenberg reviews the No. 7 article of 2024, titled “Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Alternative Injections for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Systematic Review and Statistical Fragility Index-Based Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials,” which was originally published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine in February 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Langenberg is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Platelet-Rich Plasma Versus Alternative Inject...

Dr. Peter Rippey covers the No. 8 article of 2024, titled “High-Intensity Interval Training and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults: An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses,” which was originally published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports in May 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Rippey is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

High-Intensity Interval Training and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults: An Um...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Nailah Adams Morancie, MD, MS, to discuss Low Energy Availability in Minority Populations.

In this conversation, which was recorded during the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting, Dr. Adams shares more information on her main stage lecture of the same name, which was selected as one of the AMSSM Collaborative Research Network Spotlight talks.

Dr. Adams is a Primary Care Sports Medicine Physician in the UNC Department of Family Medicine. She has received a number of awards during her medical career...

Dr. Peter Rippey covers the No. 9 article of 2024, titled “Platelet-Rich Plasma Has Better Results for Long-term Functional Improvement and Pain Relief for Lateral Epicondylitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials,” which was originally published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine in February 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Rippey is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Platelet-Rich Plasma Has Be...

Dr. Peter Rippey covers the No. 10 article of 2024, titled “Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” which was originally published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders in May 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Rippey is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: https://link.s...

Dr. Jim Dunlap discusses one of the honorable mention articles of 2024, titled “Does Headgear Prevent Sport-Related Concussion? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Including 6,311 Players and 173,383 Exposure Hours,” which was originally published in Sports Health. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Dunlap is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Does Headgear Prevent Sport-Related Concussion? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of R...

Dr. Jim Dunlap discusses one of the honorable mention articles of 2024, titled “Early Surgery Versus Exercise Therapy and Patient Education for Traumatic and Nontraumatic Meniscal Tears in Young Adults—An Exploratory Analysis From the DREAM Trial,” which was originally published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy in April 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Dunlap is a member of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

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Dr. Lee Mancini discusses one of the honorable mention articles of 2024, the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Consensus Statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs), which was originally published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Mancini is the Co-Chair of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

2023 International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Consensus Statement on Relative Energy Deficiency in S...

Dr. Lee Mancini discusses one of the honorable mention articles of 2024, titled “Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation on Sporting Performance in Athletes: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis,” which was originally published in Nature of Science and Sleep in March 2024. Dr. Jeremy Schroeder serves as the series host.

Dr. Mancini is the Co-Chair of the Top Articles Subcommittee, and this episode is part of an ongoing mini journal club series highlighting each of the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Effects of Acute Sleep Deprivation on Sporting Performance in At...

On this episode of the Sports Medicine Primer Series, host Dr. Zainab Shirazi, MD, continues the conversation with Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD, discussing how to manage a case of hip pain in a 25-year-old recreational weightlifter.

The goal of this ongoing series is to provide an audio study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship.

Dr. Tenforde is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. He is a sports medicine physician at the Spaulding...

Today, we are launching the newest season of AMSSM's mini journal club series, highlighting the Top Articles in Sports Medicine from 2024, as selected for the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Lee Mancini is the Co-Chair of the Top Articles Subcommittee and joins show host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder to discuss how these impactful articles were selected.

This ongoing series will feature a series of episodes, discussing each article and counting down the top 10 articles from 2024. These episodes will be released each Tuesday in AMSSM's podcast feed, culminating with the No. 1 article.

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On this episode of the Sports Medicine Primer Series, host Dr. Zainab Shirazi, MD, is joined by Dr. Adam Tenforde, MD, to discuss how to manage a case of hip pain in a 25-year-old recreational weightlifter.

The goal of this ongoing series is to provide an audio study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship.

Dr. Tenforde is an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School. He is a sports medicine physician at the Spaulding...

In this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder welcomes Dr. Dominic King, a sports medicine physician from Cleveland, Ohio, who shares a gripping story about applying his medical skills in an unexpected setting.

While on a hiking trip in Zion National Park to celebrate his 40th birthday with friends, Dr. King encountered a woman with a severe ankle injury. He, along with his Eagle Scout friend and other hikers, fashioned a makeshift stretcher and splint to carry the woman to safety before a storm hit.

Dr. King reflects on the importance...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD, is joined by Dr. Tom Cross, MBBS, DCH, FACSEP, to discuss the Cross Bracing Protocol.

In this conversation, which was recorded during the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting, Dr. Cross discusses the following:

Dr. Tom Cross has practiced sports medicine for the past 28 years and during that time...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Devin McFadden, MD, is joined by Dr. Irfan Asif, MD, FAMSSM, and Dr. Jonathan Finnoff, DO, FAMSSM, to discuss the multi-faceted topic of Paralympic Sports Medicine.

In this conversation, Dr. Asif and Dr. Finnoff discuss the following:

On this episode of the Sports Medicine Primer Series, host Dr. Zainab Shirazi, MD, continues the conversation with Dr. Dan Cushman, MD, discussing the management of a case of shoulder pain in a 23-year-old backpacker.

The goal of this ongoing series is to be an audible study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship.

Dr. Cushman is board-certified in both Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and specializes in the care of musculoskeletal injuries in both athletes & non-athletes, musculoskeletal ultrasound, electrodiagnostics, and...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO (X: @thejschro), is joined by two guests to discuss their award-winning research from last year’s AMSSM Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD.

First, Dr. Meredith Ehn – the 2024 Young Investigator Award winner – discusses “The NICA Injury Surveillance System: Results from Five Years of Student-Athlete Injury Data,” which was recently published in Research in Sports Medicine.

Then, Dr. Rajiv Jain – the 2024 NCAA Research Award winner – shares information about his study, “Assessment Of Stimulated Blink Reflex And Symptoms Over Time In Collegiate Athletes With Sport-relat...

On this episode of the Sports Medicine Primer Series, host Dr. Zainab Shirazi, MD, is joined by Dr. Dan Cushman, MD, to discuss how to manage a case of shoulder pain in a 23-year-old backpacker.

The goal of this ongoing series is to be an audible study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship.

Dr. Cushman is board-certified in both Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, and specializes in the care of musculoskeletal injuries in both athletes & non-athletes, musculoskeletal ultrasound, electrodiagnostics, and...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Jordan Lyons, MD, who delivered one of the Best Overall Case Presentations during the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD.

In this conversation, Dr. Lyons discusses his award-winning case – Collapse of a Special Operator: Exertional Illness or More Than Meets the Eye? – and shares the findings and takeaways from this crucial medical diagnosis.

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2024 AMSSM Case Podium Presentations, published in the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Exercise Collapse Associated with Sickle Cell Trait Practice Reco...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Mike Uihlein, MD, to share a glimpse into his main stage presentation about Paralympic Sideline Emergencies during the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Uihlein is the Associate Chief of Emergency Medicine for Education and Co-Director of the Adaptive Sports Medicine Clinic at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. He also serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

He has served on teams that have claimed 11 titles, in...

On the debut episode of the AMSSM Sports Medicine Primer Series (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Stephen Luebbert, MD, MS, is joined by Dr. Jacqueline Brady, MD, to discuss how to manage a case of patellar dislocation in a basketball player.

The goal of this new series is to be an audible study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship.

Dr. Brady is an orthopedic sports medicine surgeon at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, OR, where she is also the Associate Residency...

Postpartum Return to Activity with Dr. Margie Davenport

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Margie Davenport, PhD, to provide a preview of her main stage presentation about Updates to Postpartum Return to Sport during the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Davenport is an exercise physiologist and Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta. She holds the Christenson Professorship in Active Healthy Living and is the Director of the Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health.

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On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast (X: @TheAMSSM), host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO (X: @thejschro), is joined by Dr. Ashwin Rao, MD, to provide a preview of his main stage presentation about Microsurgical Tendon Debridement vs. Orthobiologics for Tendinopathy during the 2025 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Rao is board-certified in family medicine and sports medicine, and is a Professor in UW School of Medicine's Department of Family Medicine. He is also a team physician for University of Washington Husky Athletics and a medical consultant for the Brooks Beast Middle Distance Track Club. He previously served as a...

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Erin Hammer, MD, MPH, who received the Best Overall Research Award at the 2024 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Baltimore, MD.

Her study focused on the use of Guardian Caps and whether they were associated with a lower risk of sport-related concussion (SRC) during practices and games among high school football players.

In this conversation, Dr. Hammer discusses her award-winning research, which was recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, and also shares her personal advice for those...