Easy Reider: A Conversation with Bruce Reider, MD

Brett Owens, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Brown University Alpert Medical School in Providence, Rhode Island and Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Sports Medicine, and Miho Tanaka, MD, PhD, Director of the Women’s Sports Medicine Program at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and Associate Editor at the American Journal of Sports Medicine, discuss the exciting future of AJSM, challenges in patellofemoral care, women’s sports medicine, their secret and not-so-secret talents, and more.

Stephen F. Brockmeier, MD, the S. Ward Casscells Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Division of Sports Medicine at the University of Virginia and the Head Team Physician for UVA Athletics, shares the journey that led him to an academic practice, his experience launching a new type of journal, his love of Bruce Springsteen, and more.

Letha “Etty” Griffin, MD, recently retired partner in the Peachtree Orthopaedic Clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, longtime Sports Medicine Director at Georgia State University, and 2025 inductee into the AOSSM Hall of Fame, shares the surprising path she took to orthopaedics, her efforts pioneering sports medicine programs at the University of Michigan and Georgia State, her experience as the first female member of AOSSM, and more.

Neal El Attrache, MD, orthopaedic surgeon at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic, Chairman of the board of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Foundation, Head Team Physician for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Rams, and an orthopaedic consultant for MLB, the NFL, and the NBA, shares his experience working with Bob Kerlan and Frank Jobe, taking care of high-profile patients, his surprising connection to Sylvester Stallone, and more.

John Kelly IV, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Director of Shoulder Sports Medicine, and Director of the Throwing Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania, shares his belief in the importance of “trusting the plan,” why tearing his ACL was the best thing that could have happened for him, how to prevent burnout, his career in stand-up comedy, and more.

Scott Rodeo, MD, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Attending Surgeon at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Hospital for Special Surgery, and Head Team Physician for the New York Giants, talks about his experience at the Olympics, the importance of the team around you, the current state of biologics and regenerative medicine, and more.

Elizaveta Kon, MD, Professor of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery at Humanitas University in Milan, Italy and the 2024-2025 President of the Società Italiana di Artroscopia, Ginocchio, Arto Superiore, Sport, Cartilagine e Tecnologie Ortopediche (SIAGASCOT), shares her experience as the first female professor of orthopaedic surgery in Italy, why she created the Meniscus Discovery Channel, her hope for a future of more personal, individualized treatment plans, and more.

Jon Karlsson, MD, Professor Emeritus of Orthopaedics and Sports Traumatology at the Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden and former editor-in-Chief of KSSTA, the official journal of ESSKA, shares about life growing up in Iceland, his experience creating a new orthopaedic scale, the exciting challenges of leading a world class journal, and more. 

Andreas Imhoff, MD, Director of the Orthopaedic Sportsmedicine Department at Adam Vital Hospital Dubai and the Scientific Advisor at Sportsclinic Ravensburg, as well as Professor Emeritus of Orthopedic Surgery and Arthroscopy and Past Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Sports Medicine at the Technical University of Munich, shares about changing technologies in arthroscopy, the founding of ISAKOS, his tips for staying healthy, and more.

Christopher Kaeding, MD, the Judson Wilson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Executive Director of the Sports Medicine Center at Ohio State University, and the 2024-2025 President of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and Executive Medical Director of the ACL Study Group, shares about the changing landscape of college athletics, the importance of recovery in sport, achieving work-life balance, and more. 

Felix “Buddy” Savoie, MD, the Ray J. Haddad Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics at Tulane University Medical School in New Orleans, Louisiana and past president of the Arthroscopy Association of North America, The Association of Sholder and Elbow Surgeons, and The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, shares his experience growing up in Cajun country, rebuilding a top notch orthopaedics department after hurricane Katrina, innovating new surgical techniques, and more.

Thomas Wickiewicz, MD, attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, Professor of Clinical Surgery in Orthopaedics at Weill-Cornell Medical College, and Attending Surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, shares his “hot takes” about the state of ACL repair and medical education today, his fond memories of John Marshall, the beauty of New Jersey, and more.

Berte Bøe, head of the Arthroscopy Unit at Oslo University Hospital in Oslo, Norway and 2nd Vice-President of the European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA), shares the surprising jobs she took to prepare for a career in medicine, the challenges of balancing medical school and family, why she actively chooses positivity, and more.

David Parker, BMedSci, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA , President of the International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), Past President of the Asia Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Society (APKASS), and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, shares his wisdom in considering surgical vs non-surgical treatments, the role of computer tech in sports medicine care, the many varieties of football found in Australia, and more.

Alan Getgood, MPhil, MD, Associate Professor at the University of Western Ontario and an orthopaedic surgeon and clinician-scientist specializing in complex knee reconstruction at the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ontario, Canada, shares his experience growing up in Ireland during the Troubles, his tips for work-life balance, the realities of a cross-cultural surgical practice, and more. Tune in for a surprise announcement!

Bernard Bach, MD, Past President of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and recipient of the Claude Lambert, MD-Helen S. Thomson endowed chair of orthopaedic surgery, emeritus, at Rush University, shares the experience that led him to orthopaedics, the challenges of starting a sports medicine program, his remarkable accomplishments as an artisan, and more.

Christopher Harner, MD, Past President of the American Orthopaedic Association and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, a member of the AOSSM Hall of Fame, and currently Clinical Deputy Office Director in the Office of Orthopaedic Devices at the US Food and Drug Association, shares his career trajectory from paper boy to team physician, his experience starting a journal, and his surprising role at the FDA. 

Peter Indelicato, MD, Emeritus Professor of Sports Medicine in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Florida, former head team physician for the University of Florida Gators, associate team physician for the Miami dolphins and Wayne Huizenga Professor of Sports Medicine, shares about the unique role team physicians play, the development of Gatorade, and the secret ingredient for a good paella.

Steven Arnoczky, DVM, the Wade O. Brinker Endowed Professorship of Surgery, Emeritus, in the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Director-Emeritus of the Laboratory for Comparative Orthopaedic Research at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan shares his journey from veterinary clinician to orthopaedic researcher, the slide that took him around the world, his pearls of wisdom for high-quality presentations, and more.

Annunziato Amendola, the Virginia Flowers Baker Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief of the Sports Medicine Division, and Executive Director of the James R. Urbaniak Sports Sciences Institute at Duke University and Head Team physician and Chief Medical Officer for Duke Athletics shares his experience immigrating to North America, differences between the Canadian and American healthcare systems, his vision for the future of the AAOS, and more.