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Asheesh Bedi, MD
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Bedi is the Harold and Helen W. Gehring Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; chief of sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the University of Michigan and MedSport program; team physician for the University of Michigan Athletic Department and the Detroit Lions; and consultant for the NBA, NFL, and NHL Players Associations. He completed his undergraduate training at Northwestern University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School with AOA recognition, and completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Michigan. He completed a 2-year fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. His research interests include shoulder, elbow, knee, and hip injuries in athletes.
Joshua S. Dines, MD
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Dines is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York; associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College; assistant team physician for the NY Mets; sports medicine consultant for the NY Rangers; and consultant for the LA Dodgers and LI Ducks. He attended Dartmouth as an undergraduate, completed medical school at Cornell, and completed his residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He also completed a sports medicine fellowship at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California, where he worked as part of the medical staff for the LA Dodgers and the LA Lakers. Previously he served as head team physician for the United States Davis Cup Tennis Team. He is a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, The Council on Sports Medicine, The Interurban Orthopedic Association, the American Orthopedic Association, Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
Shane J. Nho, MD, MS
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Nho is the director of the Hip Preservation Center, co-head of the Hip Study Group, and assistant professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois; and team physician for the Chicago White Sox. He graduated from Northwestern University and enrolled in the MD/MS program at Rush Medical College and the Graduate College of Rush University. He completed his surgical internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital of Weill Cornell Medical College, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He completed his fellowship in sports medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, where he was the recipient of the Herodicus Society Traveling Fellowship. His research interests include hip, shoulder, and knee reconstruction.
Robin V. West, MD
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. West is the chairman of sports medicine at Inova Health System; lead team physician for the Washington Nationals; and associate professor at Georgetown University Medical Center and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Virginia. She attended Johns Hopkins University as an undergraduate, and completed medical school and an orthopedic surgery residency at George Washington University. Previously, she served as a team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers; head team physician for the University of Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball team; head team physician for Carnegie Mellon University; and was a former member of the NFL Physician’s Society. She currently is an active member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), Major League Baseball Team Physicians Society, and Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA).
Lisa A. Fortier, DVM, PhD, DACVS
Associate Editor for Translation Science and Animal Research
Dr. Fortier is professor of surgery at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; board-certified equine surgeon with practices at Cornell University and Ruffian Center in Elmont, New York; vice president of the International Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Society; faculty director of the Cornell Equine Park; staff surgeon at Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists in Long Island, New York; and executive board (treasurer) of the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS). She received her DVM from Colorado State University, and completed her PhD and surgical residency training at Cornell University. She has received the Jacques Lemans Award from the ICRS, the New Investigator Research Award from the ORS, the Pfizer Research Award for Research Excellence from Cornell University, and was elected as a Distinguished Graduate from Drayton High School. She was also the first veterinarian to be elected as president of the ICRS. Her research interests include osteoarthritis, biologics, cartilage repair, and tendonosis.
Alan M. Hirahara, MD, FRCSC
Associate Editor for Sports Medicine/Ultrasound and Biologics
Dr. Hirahara is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. He runs a private practice in Sacramento, CA. He speaks and teaches nationally and internationally, and does research on arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery, orthobiologics, and the use of ultrasound. He is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine in the U.S. and Canada. He is the medical director and team physician for California State University, Sacramento Athletics; and head team physician for the Sacramento River Cats. He has been the team physician for the NCAA championships and Olympic Trials in Sacramento since 2001. He did his fellowship training in orthopaedic sports medicine at the University of Toronto. He completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery in French at l’Université de Montréal. He attended medical school at UCSF and completed his BS in Kinesiology at UCLA with College Honors, Departmental Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Thay Q. Lee, PhD
Associate Editor for Biomechanics
Dr. Lee is the director and senior research career scientist at VA Long Beach Healthcare System; professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; and professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. He received his undergraduate degree in Bioengineering and his Master of Science degree in applied mechanics from the University of California, San Diego. He completed his doctorate degree in biomaterials at Gothenburg University in Sweden. He was elected Fellow for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He is also an elected member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), California Orthopaedic Association (COA), Society for Biomaterials (SFB), Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). His research interests include joint biomechanics, shoulder, and knee.
Raffy Mirzayan, MD
Associate Editor for Biologics
Dr. Mirzayan is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty in sports medicine at Kaiser Permanente in Baldwin Park, California; and founder and director of the Advanced Concepts course held in Las Vegas. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and graduated from the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) with AOA Honors. He completed his residency at the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, and his fellowship at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic. He belongs to several orthopedic and sports medicine societies, and was chosen as an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Leadership Fellow and an American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Traveling Fellow. His research interests include shoulder, elbow, knee, cartilage reconstruction, osteotomies, meniscal transplantation, and orthobiologics.
Asheesh Bedi, MD
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Bedi is the Harold and Helen W. Gehring Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; chief of sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the University of Michigan and MedSport program; team physician for the University of Michigan Athletic Department and the Detroit Lions; and consultant for the NBA, NFL, and NHL Players Associations. He completed his undergraduate training at Northwestern University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School with AOA recognition, and completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Michigan. He completed a 2-year fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. His research interests include shoulder, elbow, knee, and hip injuries in athletes.
Joshua S. Dines, MD
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Dines is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York; associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College; assistant team physician for the NY Mets; sports medicine consultant for the NY Rangers; and consultant for the LA Dodgers and LI Ducks. He attended Dartmouth as an undergraduate, completed medical school at Cornell, and completed his residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He also completed a sports medicine fellowship at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California, where he worked as part of the medical staff for the LA Dodgers and the LA Lakers. Previously he served as head team physician for the United States Davis Cup Tennis Team. He is a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, The Council on Sports Medicine, The Interurban Orthopedic Association, the American Orthopedic Association, Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
Shane J. Nho, MD, MS
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Nho is the director of the Hip Preservation Center, co-head of the Hip Study Group, and assistant professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois; and team physician for the Chicago White Sox. He graduated from Northwestern University and enrolled in the MD/MS program at Rush Medical College and the Graduate College of Rush University. He completed his surgical internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital of Weill Cornell Medical College, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He completed his fellowship in sports medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, where he was the recipient of the Herodicus Society Traveling Fellowship. His research interests include hip, shoulder, and knee reconstruction.
Robin V. West, MD
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. West is the chairman of sports medicine at Inova Health System; lead team physician for the Washington Nationals; and associate professor at Georgetown University Medical Center and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Virginia. She attended Johns Hopkins University as an undergraduate, and completed medical school and an orthopedic surgery residency at George Washington University. Previously, she served as a team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers; head team physician for the University of Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball team; head team physician for Carnegie Mellon University; and was a former member of the NFL Physician’s Society. She currently is an active member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), Major League Baseball Team Physicians Society, and Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA).
Lisa A. Fortier, DVM, PhD, DACVS
Associate Editor for Translation Science and Animal Research
Dr. Fortier is professor of surgery at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; board-certified equine surgeon with practices at Cornell University and Ruffian Center in Elmont, New York; vice president of the International Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Society; faculty director of the Cornell Equine Park; staff surgeon at Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists in Long Island, New York; and executive board (treasurer) of the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS). She received her DVM from Colorado State University, and completed her PhD and surgical residency training at Cornell University. She has received the Jacques Lemans Award from the ICRS, the New Investigator Research Award from the ORS, the Pfizer Research Award for Research Excellence from Cornell University, and was elected as a Distinguished Graduate from Drayton High School. She was also the first veterinarian to be elected as president of the ICRS. Her research interests include osteoarthritis, biologics, cartilage repair, and tendonosis.
Alan M. Hirahara, MD, FRCSC
Associate Editor for Sports Medicine/Ultrasound and Biologics
Dr. Hirahara is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. He runs a private practice in Sacramento, CA. He speaks and teaches nationally and internationally, and does research on arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery, orthobiologics, and the use of ultrasound. He is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine in the U.S. and Canada. He is the medical director and team physician for California State University, Sacramento Athletics; and head team physician for the Sacramento River Cats. He has been the team physician for the NCAA championships and Olympic Trials in Sacramento since 2001. He did his fellowship training in orthopaedic sports medicine at the University of Toronto. He completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery in French at l’Université de Montréal. He attended medical school at UCSF and completed his BS in Kinesiology at UCLA with College Honors, Departmental Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Thay Q. Lee, PhD
Associate Editor for Biomechanics
Dr. Lee is the director and senior research career scientist at VA Long Beach Healthcare System; professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; and professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. He received his undergraduate degree in Bioengineering and his Master of Science degree in applied mechanics from the University of California, San Diego. He completed his doctorate degree in biomaterials at Gothenburg University in Sweden. He was elected Fellow for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He is also an elected member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), California Orthopaedic Association (COA), Society for Biomaterials (SFB), Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). His research interests include joint biomechanics, shoulder, and knee.
Raffy Mirzayan, MD
Associate Editor for Biologics
Dr. Mirzayan is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty in sports medicine at Kaiser Permanente in Baldwin Park, California; and founder and director of the Advanced Concepts course held in Las Vegas. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and graduated from the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) with AOA Honors. He completed his residency at the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, and his fellowship at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic. He belongs to several orthopedic and sports medicine societies, and was chosen as an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Leadership Fellow and an American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Traveling Fellow. His research interests include shoulder, elbow, knee, cartilage reconstruction, osteotomies, meniscal transplantation, and orthobiologics.
Asheesh Bedi, MD
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Bedi is the Harold and Helen W. Gehring Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; chief of sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the University of Michigan and MedSport program; team physician for the University of Michigan Athletic Department and the Detroit Lions; and consultant for the NBA, NFL, and NHL Players Associations. He completed his undergraduate training at Northwestern University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School with AOA recognition, and completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery at the University of Michigan. He completed a 2-year fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. His research interests include shoulder, elbow, knee, and hip injuries in athletes.
Joshua S. Dines, MD
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Dines is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York; associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College; assistant team physician for the NY Mets; sports medicine consultant for the NY Rangers; and consultant for the LA Dodgers and LI Ducks. He attended Dartmouth as an undergraduate, completed medical school at Cornell, and completed his residency at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He also completed a sports medicine fellowship at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California, where he worked as part of the medical staff for the LA Dodgers and the LA Lakers. Previously he served as head team physician for the United States Davis Cup Tennis Team. He is a member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, The Council on Sports Medicine, The Interurban Orthopedic Association, the American Orthopedic Association, Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), and the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine.
Shane J. Nho, MD, MS
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Nho is the director of the Hip Preservation Center, co-head of the Hip Study Group, and assistant professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois; and team physician for the Chicago White Sox. He graduated from Northwestern University and enrolled in the MD/MS program at Rush Medical College and the Graduate College of Rush University. He completed his surgical internship at New York Presbyterian Hospital of Weill Cornell Medical College, and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. He completed his fellowship in sports medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, where he was the recipient of the Herodicus Society Traveling Fellowship. His research interests include hip, shoulder, and knee reconstruction.
Robin V. West, MD
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Dr. West is the chairman of sports medicine at Inova Health System; lead team physician for the Washington Nationals; and associate professor at Georgetown University Medical Center and Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Virginia. She attended Johns Hopkins University as an undergraduate, and completed medical school and an orthopedic surgery residency at George Washington University. Previously, she served as a team physician for the Pittsburgh Steelers; head team physician for the University of Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball team; head team physician for Carnegie Mellon University; and was a former member of the NFL Physician’s Society. She currently is an active member of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), Major League Baseball Team Physicians Society, and Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA).
Lisa A. Fortier, DVM, PhD, DACVS
Associate Editor for Translation Science and Animal Research
Dr. Fortier is professor of surgery at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; board-certified equine surgeon with practices at Cornell University and Ruffian Center in Elmont, New York; vice president of the International Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Society; faculty director of the Cornell Equine Park; staff surgeon at Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists in Long Island, New York; and executive board (treasurer) of the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS). She received her DVM from Colorado State University, and completed her PhD and surgical residency training at Cornell University. She has received the Jacques Lemans Award from the ICRS, the New Investigator Research Award from the ORS, the Pfizer Research Award for Research Excellence from Cornell University, and was elected as a Distinguished Graduate from Drayton High School. She was also the first veterinarian to be elected as president of the ICRS. Her research interests include osteoarthritis, biologics, cartilage repair, and tendonosis.
Alan M. Hirahara, MD, FRCSC
Associate Editor for Sports Medicine/Ultrasound and Biologics
Dr. Hirahara is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine. He runs a private practice in Sacramento, CA. He speaks and teaches nationally and internationally, and does research on arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery, orthobiologics, and the use of ultrasound. He is board-certified in orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine in the U.S. and Canada. He is the medical director and team physician for California State University, Sacramento Athletics; and head team physician for the Sacramento River Cats. He has been the team physician for the NCAA championships and Olympic Trials in Sacramento since 2001. He did his fellowship training in orthopaedic sports medicine at the University of Toronto. He completed his residency training in orthopaedic surgery in French at l’Université de Montréal. He attended medical school at UCSF and completed his BS in Kinesiology at UCLA with College Honors, Departmental Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Thay Q. Lee, PhD
Associate Editor for Biomechanics
Dr. Lee is the director and senior research career scientist at VA Long Beach Healthcare System; professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; and professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. He received his undergraduate degree in Bioengineering and his Master of Science degree in applied mechanics from the University of California, San Diego. He completed his doctorate degree in biomaterials at Gothenburg University in Sweden. He was elected Fellow for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He is also an elected member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), American Society of Biomechanics (ASB), California Orthopaedic Association (COA), Society for Biomaterials (SFB), Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). His research interests include joint biomechanics, shoulder, and knee.
Raffy Mirzayan, MD
Associate Editor for Biologics
Dr. Mirzayan is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a subspecialty in sports medicine at Kaiser Permanente in Baldwin Park, California; and founder and director of the Advanced Concepts course held in Las Vegas. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and graduated from the Keck School of Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) with AOA Honors. He completed his residency at the Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, and his fellowship at the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic. He belongs to several orthopedic and sports medicine societies, and was chosen as an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Leadership Fellow and an American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Traveling Fellow. His research interests include shoulder, elbow, knee, cartilage reconstruction, osteotomies, meniscal transplantation, and orthobiologics.