American Medical Society For Sports Medicine Annual Meeting

April 23 - April 29, 2026 | Seattle, WA

Research Summit Schedule

Research Summit

Friday, April 23, 2026
1:00 - 7:00 PM PDT 

Preliminary Schedule
Time  Title Speaker
12:30pm Registration  
1:20pm Introduction and Welcome Stephanie Kliethermes, PhD; Cynthia LaBella, MD, FAMSSM
1:30pm The Rise of Orthobiologics: Past, Present, and Future Steven Sampson, DO
2:10pm Platelet-Rich Plasma & Tendinopathy Steven Poon, MD; Walter Sussman, DO; Deborah Pacik, MD, MPH; Megan Ferderber, MD, MPH; Peter Everts, PhD
3:15pm Break  
3:30pm Platelet-based Therapies & Muscle Injuries AJ Monseau, MD, FAMSSM; Jason Dragoo, MD
4:25pm Research Translation and Patient-Centered Care Kimberly Harmon, MD, FAMSSM
4:55pm Boxed Dinner  
5:35pm Cell-based Therapies & Osteoarthritis (OA) Aaron Lear, MD, MS; Elizaveta Kon, MD; Kenneth Mautner, MD, FAMSSM
6:50pm Wrap-Up and Preview for Day 2 Stephanie Kliethermes, PhD
     
FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2026 | 7:00 - 9:30 AM 
RESEARCH PRIORITY CONSENSUS BUILDING SESSION (Optional, Invite Only)
7:00am Introduction to Nominal Group Process  
7:20am Topic Specific Modified Parallel Nominal Group Process  
9:15am Final Consensus Findings & Wrap-Up