Drezner Installed as AMSSM President
University of Washington and Seattle Seahawks team physician Jonathan Drezner, MD, is being installed as the AMSSM President.
View ArticleAMSSM Installs New Leadership
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine announced its new Board of Directors and Officers during the 21st Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Ga. on April 24, 2012.
View ArticleWearing an Ankle Brace May Not Increase Injury Risk to the Knee
Giselle Aerni, MD presented her research project "The Effect of Lace-Up Ankle Bracing on Knee Biomechanics During a Jump Landing" at the 21st American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting...
View ArticleStudy Supports ECG Screening During Pre-Participation Exam to Identify...
University of Washington researcher Jessie Fudge, MD received the Dr. Harry L. Galanty Young Investigator's Award for excellence in sports medicine research at the 21st American Medical Society for...
View ArticleResearcher Highlights the Permanent Effects Repeat Concussions Have on Brain...
The overall research award at the 21st American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA was presented on April 24 to Dr. William Meehan for "A Murine Model of Multiple Mild...
View ArticleYoung Receives Top AMSSM Award
Milwaukee Brewers Team Physician receives the Founders Award at the 2012 AMSSM Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
View ArticleCombining Multiple Modalities Best in Evaluation of Concussions
Princeton Head Team Physician Margot Putukian, MD, wins NCAA Award for best research addressing healthy and safety issues of college athletes at the AMSSM Annual Meeting.
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Past AMSSM President Dr. Chang 1st Female Chief Medical Officer for US...
Cindy J. Chang, MD, is serving as Team USA's chief medical officer in London, managing a medical team of 80 that provide care to more than 525 American athletes competing in the 2012 Olympic Games. She...
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AMSSM Releases Position Statement on Sports Concussion: Recommends...
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine releases its latest position statement, "Concussion in Sport," which recommends healthcare professionals apply a more individualized approach in the...
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AMSSM Committed to Highest Standards of Excellence in Sports Medicine to...
Statement from the AMSSM about player safety - sports medicine physicians are firmly committed to the health and safety of athletes.
View ArticleFrom the Funky to Controversial, AMSSM 22nd Annual Meeting to Offer Worldly...
Featuring world-renowned faculty from Sweden, Australia and the United States, the 2013 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) 22nd Annual Meeting will serve as a forum for speakers to...
View ArticleAMSSM to Present the Latest Sports Medicine Research Advances in San Diego
The latest research for sports-related concussion and sudden cardiac death in athletes, in addition to a record number of sports medicine research submissions, will be presented by members of the...
View ArticleSports-Related Concussion Symposium, Anti-Doping Talk Showcased at AMSSM...
Sports medicine leaders from across the nation and abroad will share their expertise and research discoveries at AMSSM's Annual Meeting this month in San Diego.
View ArticleNew Training Package Could Help Doctors Cut Rates of Sudden Cardiac Death in...
New training modules guide doctors on how to recognize ECG changes that indicate problems rather than healthy cardiac adaptation.
View ArticleNCAA-Funded Study Supports Screening NCAA Athletes for Sudden Cardiac Death...
A new NCAA funded research study supports the addition of electrocardiogram (ECG) screening to the standardized pre-participation exams for athletes to better identify cardiac abnormalities that lead...
View ArticleChronic Concussive Brain Injury Study Wins 1st AMSSM-ACSM Clinical Research...
The latest in a series of collaborative projects between the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine and the American College of Sports Medicine, the joint Clinical Research Grant Committee...
View ArticleStudy Demonstrates Accuracy and Reliability of ECG Interpretation by...
Incorporating an electrocardiogram (ECG) during pre-participation screening for athletes has demonstrated a reduction in incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD); however, it remains controversial in...
View ArticleUCLA's John P. DiFiori, MD, Installed as New AMSSM President
UCLA's John P. DiFiori, MD, will be installed as the 20th President of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) on Saturday, April 20, 2013, during the Society's Annual Meeting in San...
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