Easy Reider: A Conversation with Bruce Reider, MD

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.