Easy Reider: A Conversation with Bruce Reider, MD

Werner Mueller, MD, Professor Extraordinarius Emeritus for Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Basel and co-founder of the ESSKA-AOSSM traveling fellowship, discusses how he got the nickname Joint-Mueller, some of the most challenging knee injuries he has treated, the effects of global warming on the Alps, and more.  

James Andrews, MD, founding partner and medical director of The Andrews Institute, founding member and president of the Andrews Research and Education Foundation, and 37th president of AOSSM, shares how he started pole vaulting in the woods of Louisiana, what it was like working with Dr. Jack Hughston, the history behind the Herodicus Society, and more.

Jo Hannafin, MD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and the founder and former Director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center at Hospital for Special Surgery, shares her success and commitment in the sport of rowing, being an honorary member of the New York Fire Department, equity and inclusion progress for women in sports medicine, and more. 

: Stephen Burkhart, MD, renowned shoulder surgeon and winner of the 2021 AOSSM Masters Competition at the combined AOSSM-AANA Annual Meeting, discusses his shift from mechanical engineering to sports medicine, cowboy culture, the secret to being a good fellowship mentor, and more. 

Robert Leach, MD, former Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Boston University, 12th President of AOSSM, and Editor Emeritus of  AJSM , shares his interest in rock climbing, how the society has changed over the last 50 years, his involvement as the US Olympics head physician, and more. 

Kurt Spindler, MD,  AOSSM President, joins Dr. Reider to discuss celebrating the 50th anniversary year of AOSSM and  AJSM , founding the Multicenter  Orthopaedic  Outcomes Network (MOON) Knee Group and its longevity, gifting champagne and hot air balloon landings, and more.

Eiji Itoi, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine, joins Dr. Reider to discuss the most unanswered questions in shoulder surgery, his experience with cultural differences moving from Japan to Minnesota, playing the organ at the Vatican, and more. 

Freddie H. Fu, MD, Distinguished Service Professor, David Silver Professor, and Chairman at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, joins Dr. Reider to share stories about playing in a rock band in Hong Kong, singing in Austria during his AOSSM Traveling Fellowship, supporting diversity in sports medicine, insight on how to live a good life, and more.

Rachel Frank, MD, Elizabeth Matzkin, MD, and Mary Mulcahey, MD, and join Dr. Reider to discuss their new textbook The Female Athlete, being a woman in a field heavily dominated by men, and more!

Manuel F. Mosquera, MD, President of the Latin American Society of Arthroscopy, Knee, and Sports (SLARD), joins Dr. Reider to share his experience in Columbia during the pandemic, why he founded the Columbian Association of Arthroscopic Surgery (ACCART), his love of cooking and rock music, and more.

Michael McBrayer, AOSSM Circle of Honor Awardee and Senior Vice President of Business Development at DJO, joins Dr. Reider to share childhood experiences in Wyoming, what he loves about working at DJO, the importance of traveling fellowships, and more.

Brett Owens, MD, AOSSM Meeting Co-Chair and  AJSM  Associate Editor, joins Dr. Reider to talk about his time at West Point, serving in Afghanistan, introducing electronic media to the American Journal of Sports Medicine , his favorite Italian dish, and more.

Reinhold Schmieding, Arthrex President & Founder, joins Dr. Reider to share how Arthrex was founded, some origin stories of well-known products, his favorite place in Europe, and more. This episode is sponsored by Arthrex.

Michael G. Ciccotti, MD, AOSSM President, joins Dr. Reider to discuss the AOSSM-AANA Combined Annual Meeting, his love of Philadelphia, the Emerging Leaders Program, and more.

Debuting at the AOSSM-AANA Combined 2021 Annual Meeting, join Executive Editor and Editor-in-Chief Dr. Bruce Reider as he interviews high profile leaders in the field of orthopaedic sports medicine to delve into their personal stories and explore their insights into the world sports medicine community.