Sports Medicine Committee

Mission

Contribute to the overall educational and research activities of ISAKOS as required and requested.

Body of Work: This committee will focus on non-operative Sports Medicine issues, and sports related injuries of the chest, abdomen, spine, head, face and neck.

Composition

Chair, Deputy Chair(s), up to 15 members, staff liaison

Pieter D'Hooghe, MD PhD MBA MSc

Chair, 2025-2027
UNITED KINGDOM

Seth L. Sherman, MD

Deputy Chair, 2025-2027
UNITED STATES

Carlos H. Yacuzzi, MD

Deputy Chair, 2023-2027
ARGENTINA

Ferran Abat, MD, PhD SPAIN	Björn Barenius, MD, PhD, ass. Prof. SWEDEN
Franco Della Vedova, MD ARGENTINA	Daniel Guenther, MD, Prof., FACS, MHBA GERMANY
Mark R. Hutchinson, Professor, MD, FACSM, FAANA, FAAOS UNITED STATES	Jóni Nunes, MD PORTUGAL
Sergio Rocha Piedade, MD, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor BRAZIL	Luciano Rossi, PhD ARGENTINA
Petri J. Sillanpää, MD, PhD FINLAND	Sebastiano Vasta, MD, PhD ITALY
Stephen C. Weber, MD UNITED STATES	Elvire Servien, MD, PhD, Prof. FRANCE

Charges

The following charges are the 2025 - 2027 committee term.

Congress
- Collaborate with Program Chair and Deputy Chair on innovations and new technologies that can be implemented at the 2025 Congress in Munich.
- Develop scientific session proposals for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Sports Medicine; Committee will be responsible to propose topics, session chairs and a balanced faculty, in collaboration with the Program Chair and ISAKOS Office.
- Review and grade abstracts for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Sports Medicine.
Global Link
- Assist in the management, review, and organization of ISAKOS Global Link content related to Sports Medicine, to maximize value of this education portal for ISAKOS members and subscribers.
Journal of ISAKOS
- Provide articles to the Journal of ISAKOS, as requested by the JISAKOS Editorial Board.
- Serve as article reviewers on an as needed basis for Journal of ISAKOS.
Publications
- Prepare and submit at least one article, annually, for the ISAKOS eNewsletter; for possible inclusion within the 2026 and 2027 calendar years.
Strategic Plan
- Advance the fulfillment / achievement of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan. Consider with all Committee initiatives, how projects will assist in the accomplishment of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan.

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