Jeremy Alland, MD

Chicago Bulls

Dr. Jeremy Alland is a sports medicine physician at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, IL. He serves as a team physician for the Chicago Bulls, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Dogs, Chicago City Soccer Club, and Mount Carmel High School. He previously served as a team physician for DePaul University and the Windy City Bulls. Additionally, he has been a part of the finish-line medical team at both the Chicago and Pittsburgh marathons. Dr. Alland is an active researcher and has authored numerous papers on topics in sports medicine. He is a subcommittee chair in the AMSSM Research Committee. He also serves as a peer reviewer for The Journal of Family Practice. Dr. Alland specializes in the care of the entire athlete with special interests in the throwing athlete, the golfing athlete, sports performance, ultrasound-guided procedures and overall spreading the message that movement and exercise are the best medicines.

Jarrod Antflick

Total Performance

Jarrod Antflick has been working in elite sport for over 15 years as a Consultant Sports Physiotherapist. Jarrod consults with teams in the UK’s English Premier League, Premiership Rugby, tennis, track and field, as well as NBA and NFL teams. He has a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy from La Trobe University, Melbourne Australia, and is currently undertaking a PhD at Imperial College, London in Bioengineering. Jarrod has published numerous research papers and book chapters on the management of tendinopathy as well as presented at international sports medicine and science conferences including Sports Kongress (Denmark), Fortius International Sports Injury Conference (London), and Isokinetics (Barcelona & London) on the diagnosis and management of tendinopathy in sport.

BJ Armstrong

Wasserman

Benjamin “BJ” Armstrong is a 3x NBA Champion and the Executive Vice President & Managing Executive Basketball, Team Sports at Wasserman. BJ is a certified NBA player agent with more than 20 years of NBA experience as a player and front office executive and agent. BJ joined Wasserman in 2007 as a player agent and was elevated to co-manage the Basketball Group in 2012. BJ played a total of 11 seasons in the NBA, winning three championship rings as a member of the Chicago Bulls dynasty of the 90s. He was named to the NBA All-Star team in 1994 and later played for the Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Hornets, and the Orlando Magic, before finishing his career with the Bulls. After retiring in 2000, he joined the Chicago Bulls front office where he worked as Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations until 2005, when he left and became an NBA analyst on ESPN and a regular contributor to ESPN.com.

Frederick Azar, MD

Campbell Clinic

Dr. Frederick Azar is an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine in Memphis, Tennessee. He is Chief of Staff at the Campbell Clinic, as well as Professor and Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program in the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Azar previously served as the team physician for the Memphis Grizzlies for 22 seasons and was selected as the 2012 Team Physician of the Year. He is a former President of the NBA Physicians Association and a current consultant to the NBA. For more than 25 years, Dr. Azar has been a volunteer in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), where he served as President, Treasurer, and Board Member at-Large. He is currently a Senior Director for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ABOS), a Co-Chair of the ALSAC/St. Jude Board of Directors and Governors, in addition to maintaining an active role in several other national and international professional societies.

Asheesh Bedi, MD

National Basketball Players Association

Dr. Asheesh Bedi is the Chief Medical Officer of the National Basketball Players Association and previously served as the Head Orthopedic Consultant for the Union. Dr. Bedi has over 15 years of experience practicing medicine as an orthopedic physician, surgeon, team physician, and is very active in research and innovation. He is an Orthopedic Team Physician for the Chicago Bears.  Dr. Bedi is the Chief Medical Advisor for Titletown Tech and Medical Director for ViewFI Health.  He has published over 400 peer-reviewed publications and is widely regarded as a key opinion leader in sports medicine. Dr. Bedi is the Director of the Comprehensive Sports Medicine and Joint Preservation Program, Vice Chair of Research at NorthShore Orthopedic Institute, and an Adjunct Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). He is also the former Division Chief of Sports Medicine and Head Orthopedic Team Physician at the University of Michigan and a former Medical Director for the Detroit Lions organization.

Luke Bongiorno, PT

Noigroup

Luke Bongiorno is the director of Neuro Orthopaedic Institute Australasia (Noigroup), a privately owned education provider and publishing house. One of New York City’s most prominent physical therapists, his physiotherapy journey began with a degree from The University of Melbourne, Australia, followed by his move into clinical practice in New York. Luke co-founded New York Sports Medicine, which Orthology later acquired. He has taught advanced skills courses in Manual Therapy internationally since 2004 and has been on the Noigroup faculty since 2015. He is currently involved in clinical research focused on injury management and is developing guidelines for injury prevention in sports medicine and in the workplace.

Meeryo Choe, MD

University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Meeryo Choe is a pediatric sports neurologist practicing at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital/UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. She is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and the Program Director for the Child Neurology Residency. Dr. Choe is also Associate Director for the UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT program. Dr. Choe trained as a Neurotrauma/Sports Neurology Fellow at UCLA with Dr. Christopher Giza, combining her personal interest in sports with her professional interest in the developing brain. Her clinical and research interests include post-traumatic headache/migraine, sex differences in outcome after concussion, and dysautonomia.

Constance Chu, MD

Stanford University

Dr. Constance Chu is Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Stanford University. She is also Director of the Joint Preservation Center and Chief of Sports Medicine at the VA Palo Alto. Dr. Chu is a clinician-scientist leading award-winning federally funded research programs in regenerative medicine, treatment and prevention of overuse injuries, and quantitative MRI who has been recognized as a Castle-Connelly/US News and World Report “Top Doctor” in Orthopedic Surgery as well as on Becker’s list of Top Knee Surgeons in the United States. Her clinical practice focuses on the knee, primarily restoration and reconstruction of the ACL, menisci, and cartilage. She graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and Harvard Medical School.

Jill Cook, PhD

La Trobe University

Jill Cook is an Emeritus Professor in musculoskeletal health in the La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre at La Trobe University in Melbourne Australia. Jill’s research areas include sports medicine and tendon injury. After completing her PhD in 2000, she has investigated tendon pathology, treatment options and risk factors for tendon injury. Jill currently supplements her research by conducting a specialist tendon practice and by lecturing and presenting workshops both in Australia and overseas.

Chelsi Day, PsyD, CMPC

Memphis Grizzlies

Dr. Chelsi Day is the Director of Mental Performance and Wellness for the Memphis Grizzlies. Her role includes individual counseling and consultation, group psychoeducation, individual and group performance enhancement consulting, and organizational psychology. Dr. Day is a former college athlete and has worked with professional, college, Olympic, high school, and recreational athletes and organizations.

John DiFiori, MD

NBA

Dr. John DiFiori is Chief of the Primary Sports Medicine Service and Attending Physician at Hospital for Special Surgery. At HSS, Dr. DiFiori oversees one of the largest academic and clinical programs for primary sports medicine in the US. Dr. DiFiori’s expertise in treating sports injuries in competitive athletes is internationally recognized. He serves as the Director of Sports Medicine for the NBA, where he is involved with the League’s research initiatives, and the development and implementation of all policies related to player health and safety. He has also been appointed to the FIBA Medical Commission where he serves to work with basketball federations across the world in setting standards for player health. Prior to HSS, Dr. DiFiori was Chief of the UCLA Division of Sports Medicine and Non-Operative Orthopaedics, and he was Head Team Physician for the UCLA Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, overseeing the care of more than 650 athletes in 24 NCAA sports.

Wiemi Douoguih, MD

MedStar Sports Medicine

Dr. Wiemi Douoguih serves as Regional Medical Director of MedStar Sports Medicine. He also previously served as the Senior Orthopedic Consultant for the Washington Wizards (NBA), Washington Mystics (WNBA), and as Medical Director for the Washington Capitals (NHL). He was recently named Chairman of the NBA Physician Research Committee. Dr. Douoguih is a consultant for the Baltimore Ravens (NFL) and NFL Players Association. He previously served as Medical Director and Head Team Physician for the Washington Nationals (MLB) for seven years. Dr. Douoguih is board certified in orthopedic surgery and holds a subspecialty certification in sports medicine, and he specializes in arthroscopic treatment of the shoulder, elbow, and knee.

Pete Elliott, MS, ATC, CSCS

Memphis Grizzlies

Pete Elliott entered his first season with the Memphis Grizzlies as Head Athletic Trainer in 2021. Before joining the Grizzlies, Elliott served three seasons as Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Detroit Pistons and previously was the Head Athletic Trainer for the NBA G League’s Erie BayHawks. He also spent one season as an intern athletic trainer with the Brooklyn and Long Island Nets, and worked three years in high school outreach with Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Elliott is a Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), as well as a Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) and Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES).

Scott Epsley, PT

Private Sports Injury & Rehab Consultant

Scott is an Australian trained Sports Physical Therapist who has over 25 years of elite sports medicine experience.  Currently he is a private consultant in the Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation space, having consulted for athletes and teams in the NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, and professional and international football (soccer) to name a few.   Most recently Scott served as the Medical Director for the Philadelphia 76ers, and previously as Director of Physiotherapy and Clinical Diagnostics.  Prior to that he served as Physical Therapist for Georgetown University’s Division 1 NCAA program.  He is certified in musculoskeletal ultrasound (RMSK) and has undertaken research in the bone injury and bone stress space, with peer reviewed publications in bone injury and imaging, tendinopathy, injury mechanism and epidemiology.

Barnett Frank, PhD

Utah Jazz

Dr. Barnett Frank joined the Utah Jazz’s healthcare team in 2018, where he works on integrated injury prevention, performance enhancement, and return to play assessment and programming. Dr. Frank also serves as adjunct faculty for The University of Utah, working on theses and dissertation committees, lecturing, and assisting in the design and implementation of sports medicine research initiatives. Dr. Frank is an active member of The National Athletic Trainer’s Association and has served as a featured presenter at national and international sport medicine conferences. He has authored numerous original clinical research papers in the areas of injury prevention and human performance, and his clinical and research efforts center on the collective integrated care and wellness of athletes and active individuals.

Kensa Gunter, PsyD, CMPC

NBA

Dr. Kensa Gunter is a clinical and sport psychologist who has provided clinical and consultation services to individuals, teams, and organizations. Dr. Gunter currently serves as the Director of NBA Mind Health, the league’s mental health, wellness, and performance program. She also serves on the International Board of Directors for Little League International, previously served as a member of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s External Mental Health Task Force (2019-23), and previously served as President of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (2020-21).

Brian Hainline, MD

NCAA

Dr. Brian Hainline serves as Chief Medical Officer of the NCAA. As the NCAA’s first – and only – Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Hainline reshaped the perception of the NCAA by making the sport governing body a leader in concussion and mental health research and awareness, and by developing industry standards for mental and physical health, safety, and performance in collegiate sport. He is an internationally recognized expert in sport-related concussion and mental health in elite athletes, and he has transformed the sport landscape by working collaboratively with industry experts, scientists and clinicians, universities, and sports medicine/medical organizations to reframe sport within public health. Along with his Department of Defense counterparts, Dr. Hainline was the visionary for creating the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium, which is the largest and most detailed concussion and repetitive head impact exposure study in the world. He also co-chaired the first-ever International Olympic Committee consensus meeting on mental health in elite athletes, which resulted in a primary consensus paper and 15 supporting papers that have become the foundation for mental health care in sport worldwide.

Will Hardy

Utah Jazz

Will Hardy is the head coach of the Utah Jazz. Hardy joined the Jazz in 2022 after one season as assistant coach with the Boston Celtics where he helped lead the team to their first NBA Finals appearance since 2010. Prior to his time in Boston, Hardy spent a total of 11 seasons with the Spurs, five as an assistant coach. He served as the team’s video coordinator from 2013-15 and as the head coach of the Spurs summer league team in Utah from 2015-18 and in Vegas in 2017 and 2018. The Williams College graduate began his career in San Antonio as a basketball operations intern in 2010 before being promoted to assistant video coordinator in 2011. He was an assistant coach for Team USA’s gold medal victory over France at the 2020 Summer Olympics and served on the coaching staff for Team USA at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. While at Williams College, Hardy was a member of the Ephs basketball squad that finished 30-2 and second nationally in 2010.

Damian Harper, PhD

Human Braking Performance

Damian Harper is a lecturer in Coaching and Human Performance at the University of Central Lancashire, UK and the founder of Human Braking Performance. His research focuses on the importance of deceleration and braking for sports performance and injury-risk reduction in multi-directional speed sports. Dr. Harper’s work has developed global recognition, where he has consulted and provided professional development to various organizations around the world including: The English Football Association, clubs in the English Premier League, the English Football League, Premiership Rugby, the NFL, and the NBA, amongst many other leading sports organizations and technology companies. He has published numerous peer reviewed research articles on deceleration and braking performance and pioneered some of the first approaches to profile an athlete’s deceleration and braking performance capabilities.

Brigham Hyde, PhD

Atropos Health

Dr. Brigham Hyde is CEO and Cofounder of Atropos Health. Dr. Hyde has over 15 years of experience as an Investor, Operator, and Entrepreneur in Health Tech and Data. Prior to Atropos, he was President of Data and Analytics at Eversana, a life sciences commercialization service provider. He also previously served as a Partner at Symphony AI, where he led the investment in Concert AI in the oncology RWD space and held an operating role through the first 3 years of the company. Dr. Hyde received a Ph.D. in Clinical Pharmacology from Tufts University School of Medicine, and he has held research faculty positions at Tufts University and MIT Media lab.

Alen Juginovic, MD

Harvard University

Dr. Juginovic is a physician and postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, and he also serves as an instructor in Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, teaching a course on the “Neurobiology of Emotions and Mood Disorders”. His current research focuses on the effects of poor sleep quality on health, with a particular emphasis on the impact of sleep deprivation on cancer progression, the role of the gut microbiome in sleep quality, and the broader influence of sleep on gut health. Additionally, Dr. Juginovic is interested in how sleep quality affects athletic performance, injury risk, and prevention. He is the author of “Sleep Science Made Simple,” a book that delves into the physiology and pathophysiology of sleep and the circadian rhythm, as well as sleep disorders. Dr. Juginovic is a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, the official journal of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He is also the co-founder of Med&X, a Croatian NGO dedicated to inspiring and creating future biomedical leaders by partnering with leading universities and hospitals in the US and organizing conferences that brought together 2400 participants and world-class experts in biomedicine, including 10 Nobel laureates since 2017.

Jeffrey Kutcher, MD

Kutcher Clinic

Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher is the medical director of the Kutcher Clinic for Sports Neurology. Dr. Kutcher serves as the Director of the NBA concussion program and has helped develop the concussion policies of the NCAA as well as several college athletic programs and conferences. As an internationally recognized expert and sports neurology pioneer, Dr. Kutcher was a member and co-author of the Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport in Zurich (2012), Berlin (2016), and Amsterdam (2022). He founded the Sports Neurology Section of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), serving as the section’s first chair, and established and co-directed the annual Sports Concussion Conference for the American Academy of Neurology. He is a Team Physician for the US Ski and Snowboard Association and served as the Team Neurologist for the US Olympic Team at the 2014 (Sochi), 2018 (PyeongChang), and 2022 (Beijing) Winter Games.

Trajan Langdon

New Orleans Pelicans

Trajan Langdon is the General Manager of the New Orleans Pelicans. Prior to joining the Pelicans, Trajan served as the assistant general manager for the Brooklyn Nets, and he also served as general manager of the Brooklyn Nets’ NBA G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. Trajan was named the 2018-19 NBA G League Basketball Executive of the Year. He also previously served as the director of player administration and basketball operations for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played three seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and following his stint in the NBA, he played nine seasons overseas in Russia, Turkey and Italy. Trajan was a two-time Euroleague champion (2006, 2008), Euroleague Final Four MVP (2008), two-time All-Euroleague First Team selection (2007, 2008) and All-Euroleague Second Team selection (2006).

Travis Maak, MD

Utah Jazz

Dr. Travis Maak is the Head Orthopedic Team Physician for the Utah Jazz and Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedics at the University of Utah. Dr. Maak’s practice is focused on sports medicine and arthroscopic treatment of the hip and knee. He specializes in arthroscopic hip and knee surgery and has a specific interest in the treatment of athletic hip and knee injuries. Dr. Maak has specific expertise in hip joint preservation (including hip arthroscopy, labral repair and reconstruction, capsular repair and stabilization) and complex knee joint restoration and reconstruction (including meniscus transplantation, cartilage repair, osteotomy, and ligament reconstruction). He has been actively involved in research throughout his medical career and has published numerous scientific and clinical articles in the areas of hip and knee reconstruction. Dr. Maak’s research interests include hip and knee joint preservation, femoroacetabular impingement (FAI), meniscus and articular cartilage injury, and knee joint biomechanics.

Christina Mack, PhD,
MSPH, FISPE

IQVIA

Christina Mack is the Chief Scientific Officer at IQVIA, an S&P 500 company with global operations in over 100 countries. She is a longtime scientific partner of the NBA on efforts to improve athlete health and prevent injuries on initiatives across injury surveillance and reduction, infection control, data science, and load management.  A computer engineer and epidemiologist by training, Dr. Mack’s research interests include practical application of data science to population and athlete health, innovation across new technologies and approaches to enable stronger evidence and improve patient lives. Dr. Mack is an adjunct professor at Notre Dame in the College of Science and at UNC-Chapel Hill in the School of Global Public Health, and serves as board member and advisor for organizations such as Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy and World Economic Forum.

Jimmie Mancell, MD

Memphis Grizzlies

Dr. Jimmie Mancell is an internist in Memphis, Tennessee and serves as a team physician for the Memphis Grizzlies. Dr. Mancell is currently an associate professor at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s Department of Medicine, and his past roles include Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs. He received his medical degree from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

Alan McCall, PhD

Arsenal Footbal Club

Dr. Alan McCall is a consultant in Health and Performance for elite sports with over 20 years of experience at the top level of professional sports. Dr. McCall is currently consulting Head of Research & Development for Arsenal Football Club, and scientific consultant for FC Barcelona and the Barca Innovation Hub. He is also joint-Head of Research & Innovation for Football Australia and Medical Consultant to FIFA as well as various NBA and NFL engagements. Dr. McCall’s background is as a fitness coach and sport scientist with 12 years of experience on the field with professional club teams competing in Ligue 1, English Premier League, A-League, Scottish League and UEFA Champions & Europa League competitions. He was Head of Sport Science and fitness coach for the Australian Socceroos at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the U20 Young Socceroos at the FIFA 2013 World Cup. Dr. McCall has published over 100 scientific articles in the areas of performance, health, coaching and innovation.

Johna Register-Mihalik, PhD,
LAT, ATC, FACSM, FNATA

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Johna Register-Mihalik is an Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Register-Mihalik is the Co-Director of the STAR Heel Performance Laboratory and is founding and core faculty in the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related Traumatic Brain Injury Research Center. She also serves as Core Faculty with the Injury Prevention Research Center and as the Traumatic Division Director for the National Center for Catastrophic Sport Injury Research. She is involved in many professional organizations and is a fellow of both the National Athletic Trainers’ Association and the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Register-Mihalik’s research interests include the negative consequences, prevention, education, and clinical management of sport and recreational TBI. Her primary work centers on novel behavioral and clinical interventions to improve the prevention and care for concussion across the lifespan.

Krishna Nallamshetty,
MD, FACR

Radiology Partners

Dr. Krishna Nallamshetty is the Chief Medical Officer of Radiology Partners (RP), the largest radiology practice in the world with over 3800+ physicians. As CMO, Dr. Nallamshetty is responsible for RP’s clinical strategy including artificial intelligence (AI) and developing innovative programs to quantifiably improve value to patients. Dr. Nallamshetty has served in multiple senior roles within leading health systems and academic medical centers. He currently serves as Professor and Chair of Radiology at University of South Florida where he is responsible for the clinical, academic, and research missions for the University. Under his leadership, the department supports multiple residency and fellowship programs and manages 150+ clinical research trials. Dr. Nallamshetty is triple board certified, authored over 40 peer reviewed articles, and has been an invited presenter at over 65 national and international conferences.

Ogonna Kenechi Nwawka, MD

Hospital for Special Surgery

Dr. Ogonna Kenechi Nwawka completed her fellowship in musculoskeletal imaging at Hospital for Special Surgery, after which she joined the Radiology and Imaging Department as an attending radiologist. Trained in all realms of musculoskeletal interventions and imaging including MRI, CT, and ultrasound, Dr. Nwawka has a robust clinical practice in musculoskeletal ultrasound and nerve imaging. She also has an active research practice that has produced multiple publications in radiology and orthopedic surgery literature. Dr. Nwawka continues to present her research at national and international meetings and has been invited to lecture on topics including nerve imaging, musculoskeletal ultrasound and quantitative imaging techniques. She has been the principal investigator of several research grants including those awarded by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), General Electric Healthcare (GEHC), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Scott Rodeo, MD

Hospital for Special Surgery

Dr. Scott Rodeo is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and is an Attending Surgeon at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Hospital for Special Surgery, where he is Co-Chief Emeritus of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, Vice Chair of Orthopedic Research, and Co-Director of the Orthopedic Soft Tissue Research Program. Dr. Rodeo also serves as Director of the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Hospital for Special Surgery. He is Head Team Physician for the New York Giants Football Team, and he served as a Team Physician for the United States Olympic Team in 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016. His clinical practice involves orthopedic sports medicine, with specialty interest in complex knee reconstruction (ligament, meniscus, and cartilage surgery), tendon repair in the shoulder and other joints, and shoulder instability.

Quinton Sawyer, DAT

Charlotte Hornets

Dr. Quinton Sawyer is the Associate Head Athletic Trainer for the Charlotte Hornets. Dr. Sawyer previously spent two seasons as Assistant Athletic Trainer and Sports Science Coordinator for the Phoenix Suns and has also served for five seasons as the head athletic trainer for the Michigan State University’s men’s basketball team. He also previously served as the head athletic trainer at Campbell University, where he was responsible for coordination and oversight of all athletic training services for the Division I Athletic Department, and he spent two seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of North Carolina, working with the men’s junior varsity basketball team along with the UNC swimming and diving teams. Dr. Sawyer has completed several volunteer experiences with USA Basketball, including serving as the athletic trainer for the Select Team during the ramp up to the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics, as an athletic trainer for the Men’s National Team for the 2023 World Cup in Manilla, Philippines, and set to serve as an athletic trainer for the 2024 Paris Olympics. He has been a presenter many times in his professional career, presenting his master’s thesis and his doctoral research at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association symposium and presenting during the College Athletic Trainer’s Association (CATA) meetings.

Daphne Scott, MD

New York Knicks

Dr. Daphne Scott is Associate Chief Medical Diversity Officer and an Assistant Attending Physician at HSS. She is board certified in family medicine with a certificate of added qualification in sports medicine. She specializes in the nonsurgical treatment of acute, overuse, and chronic injuries with a focus on the shoulder, hip and knee. Dr. Scott completed her residency in family medicine at the University of Washington and sports medicine fellowship at the University of Arizona. There she served as a team physician, covering all university sports and other visiting sporting events including the Tucson Rodeo.  Dr. Scott currently serves as the Lead Team Physician for the New York Knicks. She has previously served as the Head Consulting Orthopedic Physician for UFC, and as a Team Physician for USA Track and Field at the 2017 World Championships in London and the 2019 Pan Am Games in Lima.

Robby Sikka, MD

Sports Medicine Analytics Research Team

Dr. Robby Sikka is the founder and CEO of Sports Medicine Analytics Research Team (SMART). In this role, Dr. Sikka leverages his medical expertise, artificial intelligence skills, and entrepreneurial vision to create a user-friendly app that provides individualized, relevant, and proactive analytics, connectivity, and coaching on personal health journeys. Dr. Sikka has over 20 years of experience in the healthcare and technology sectors. He is presently the medical director for the Professional Tennis Players Association and serves as a team physician with the New York Yankees. Dr. Sikka previously served as the Vice President of Operations and Player Health for the Minnesota Timberwolves.  He is also an anesthesiologist at White Oak Anesthesiology in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Julie Souza

Amazon Web Services

Julie Souza leads sports globally for AWS, driving innovation in sports data, virtualized production and distribution, fan data and analytics, generative AI, smart venue solutions and more. Prior to joining AWS, Julie led Strategy and Business Development for Second Spectrum, a pioneer in sports data and analytics. She held similar roles leading business development and driving strategy for ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and CBS Sports Network. Julie holds a BA from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Jeffrey Tanji, MD

University of California, Davis

Jeffrey Tanji, MD is Associate Medical Director of Sports Medicine at the University of California, Davis. He is a former Team Physician for the Sacramento Kings NBA team serving for 28 years and a current consultant for the NBA Player Participation Program. He is Founder and Past President of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. Over the years he has served as team physician at the NCAA Division I level, at the Community College level, high school, Special Olympics and USA Track and Field.

Matthew Tuttle, PT, DPT,
SCS, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT

Private High Performance Consultant

Dr. Matthew Tuttle is a physical therapist and sports scientist specializing in high performance and the management of elite athletes. Dr. Tuttle previously served as the Head of Soccer Medicine and Performance for the New York Red Bulls and as the Director of Sports Science and Physical Therapist for the Denver Nuggets. Currently, he is working as a high performance consultant, completing his PhD in Sports Science with a focus on external workload in NBA games as well as a professor for South College’s DPT program.

Andrew Walshe, PhD

Liminal Collective

Dr. Andrew (Andy) Walsh is a founding member, partner, and chief performance officer of Liminal Collective. A globally recognized leader and expert in the field of elite human performance, Dr. Walsh experience runs the gamut of human performance. To this end, he has been deeply involved within the community exploring the spectrum of work from research and innovation to the application and training of all aspects of human performance for individuals, teams and large organizations in sport, arts & culture, military, and business. Dr. Walsh’s work to demystify talent has led him on a lifelong mission to hack human performance, and to extend his learnings for the betterment of society by applying these lessons in numerous non-traditional areas of human mastery.

Leigh Weiss, PT, DPT, MS, ATC

New York Giants

Leigh Weiss is the Director of Rehabilitation and Physical Therapist for the New York Giants.  He has worked with the Giants since 2002 when he began as a summer intern.  He also previously served as Assistant Athletic Trainer with the organization. He is the chair of the of the NFL Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Injury Task Force, a multi-disciplinary team whose mission is to reduce the injury burden of soft tissue injuries in NFL players.

Todd Wright

Los Angeles Clippers

Todd Wright is currently the Vice President of Player Performance and Assistant Coach for the L.A. Clippers. Prior to his current role, he was an Assistant Coach and Head of Strength and Conditioning for the Philadelphia 76ers from 2015 to 2019. Todd also worked as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for Basketball at The University of Texas at Austin from 1998 to 2015, and as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for Basketball at Clemson University from 1993 to 1998.

Jesse Wright, CSCS,
PES, RSCC*E

Private High Performance Consultant

Jesse Wright has spent over two decades in the high performance sport culture, including working with teams in the NBA, NFL, NCAA, and the private sector. Jesse most recently spent 14 years with the Philadelphia 76ers, first as the Head Strength & Conditioning Coach and then as the Director of Performance Science. During this time, he was named the NBA’s Strength & Conditioning Coach of the Year in 2013, an award voted on by his contemporaries in the league. He also served as President of the National Basketball Strength & Conditioning Association from 2013-2015. In addition, Jesse served as chair of the committee that oversees and coordinates the anthropometric and performance testing for the NBA Pre-Draft Combine for six years.