About Easy Reider: A Conversation with Bruce Reider, MD
AOSSM Executive Editor and AJSM and OJSM Editor-in-Chief Dr. Bruce Reider 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.
Recorded live at the 2026 AOSSM Annual Meeting in Seattle, join Dr. Reider for a conversation with Dr. Riley J. Williams III, Chief of Sports Medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, as he shares his cross country journeys from LA to Yale, Stanford, and the Hospital for Special Surgery, reflecting on the opportunities, mentors and pivotal decisions that shaped his career. Dr. Williams discusses leading the HSS Sports Medicine Institute, the evolution of cartilage-repair research, and how new evidence, registries, and long-term outcomes can inform better treatment decisions. He also explores the unique challenges of caring for professional athletes, including return-to-play decisions, mental readiness, and balancing short-term performance with long-term health. Notably, Dr. Williams reflects on representation of black surgeons in orthopaedics as well as the opportunities and the use of AI in clinical care.
1 Aug 2026
Stefano Zaffagnini, MD
From the AOSSM annual meeting in Seattle, tune in to Dr. Reider's conversation with Dr. Zaffagnini, Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Bologna and Head of the Orthopaedics and Traumatology II Clinic of the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute. From his early days working under the mentorship of Dr. Freddy Fu in Pittsburg to chairman of major orthopaedic congresses, hear his expert tips in areas such as lateral extra-articular reconstruction, knee replacement, and infrared thermography in the evaluation of the arthritic knee. Looking ahead as both a physician and an editor, Dr. Zaffagnini shares his thoughts on the place of AI in patient care and its potential impacts on the practice of sports medicine. Named the World Ambassador of the city of Bologna, he can also recommend the best Italian dishes!
1 Jul 2026
Rick W. Wright, MD
Join Dr. Bruce Reider for a conversation with Dr. Rick Wright, Chief Medical Officer and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and incoming president of the AOSSM. From transformative research on rotator cuff repair and ACL revision surgery to leadership lessons from the C-suite, Dr. Wright shares the experiences that have shaped his career in orthopaedics and sports medicine. He also discusses his goals for AOSSM and the story behind his professional cocktail certification.
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