AMSSM Sports Medcasts

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jake Wessels, MD, is joined by Dr. Tony Islas, MD, MPH, FAMSSM, to discuss his main-stage presentation on High Altitude Sickness at the 2026 AMSSM Annual Meeting.

Dr. Islas is a sports medicine physician at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he is the Medical Director of the UNR Sports Medicine Fellowship and the Wilderness Medicine Fellowship. He is a Past President of the Wilderness Medicine Society, and he excels at teaching and providing care in austere and remote environments.

Resources:

Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Acute Altitude Illness: 2024 Update https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1016/j.wem.2023.05.013

On this edition of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder speaks with AMSSM President Dr. Jonathan Finnoff, Immediate Past President Dr. Carly Day, and Board member Dr. Siobhan Statuta about board-approved changes to AMSSM's governance and committee structures.

In this informative conversation, they discuss how this impactful redesign aims to standardize operations, improve transparency, reduce redundancy and scale leadership throughout AMSSM. Key updates include:

Shifting from a working to a governing board

Restructuring the Executive Committee to four presidential-line roles

Standardizing committee leadership to Chair and Vice Chair roles with succession planning

Renaming and regrouping committees into cross-committee collaborations

Converting Presidential Task Forces into Board Task Forces

Clarifying the processes for nominations, elections, eligibility criteria, timelines and transition steps over the next three years

The group also shares information on how to apply for these upcoming opportunities and ways to get more involved. AMSSM members can learn more and ask questions about all of these changes during an upcoming AMSSM Town Hall meeting at 8 pm ET on September 21.

Watch for more information soon, and visit the AMSSM website for further details.

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, Dr. Jeremy Schroder hosts Dr. Kim Harmon and Dr. Ken Mautner to discuss the 2026 AMSSM Collaborative Research Network (CRN) Summit.

The summit focused on “Orthobiologics for Sports Medicine Physicians: Bridging the Gaps”, and explored the current evidence and gaps in knowledge in orthobiologics and identified research priorities for future orthobiologics research in sports and exercise medicine (SEM).

Dr. Harmon and Dr. Mautner, the Co-Chairs of the conference, share some of the focus areas of the summit, talk about the current research gaps for orthobiologics and suggest ways to get involved in this field of research.

On this episode of the AMSSM Sports Medcast, host Dr. Jeremy Schroeder, DO, is joined by Dr. Amy West, MD, to discuss the hot topic of peptides in sports medicine.

In their conversation, Dr. West and Dr. Schroeder discuss the following:

Breaking down what peptides are, with a focus on compounds like BPC-157 and TB-500 that have gained traction among athletes

Reviewing what the current – though limited – evidence actually shows, separating legitimate promise from overhyped claims

Examining where patients are sourcing these compounds and the safety considerations clinicians need to be aware of

How to provide a practical patient counseling framework: meet patients where they are, guide them toward safer sourcing and prioritize foundational health habits first

Dr. West is a PM&R-trained sports medicine physician, an Assistant Professor at Northwest Health and a Team Physician at Hofstra University. Her clinical and research interests include the female athlete, adaptive sports, lifestyle medicine, transgender athletes and nutrition. She is active in the CrossFit community, serving on the CrossFit Games Medical Team and participating in various Crossfit functions and outreach events.

On this episode of the Sports Medicine Primer Series, host Dr. Zainab Shirazi, MD, is joined by Dr. Stan Herring, MD, FAMSSM, to discuss the treatment and management of an injured high school football player.

The goal of this ongoing series is to provide an audio study aid for anyone pursuing a career as a sports medicine physician and to prepare them for a sports medicine fellowship.

A Founder of AMSSM, Dr. Herring is a co-founder of the Sports Institute at UW Medicine, where he serves as senior medical advisor, and he also serves as co-medical director of the UW Medicine Sports Concussion Program. He is also co-medical director of UW Medicine Orthopedic Health and Sports Medicine and is a former team physician for the Seattle Mariners and the Seattle Seahawks. Dr. Herring’s practice focuses on the diagnosis and management of neurological and musculoskeletal injuries, particularly focusing on spinal disorders in active people and athletes, as well as sports-related concussions.

Dr. Shirazi is an Attending Physician at Women's Health, Sports & Performance (WHSP) Medical in Brighton, MA, and a dual board-certified physician in Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. She has a passion for advancing the health and performance of female athletes and specializes in the non-operative management of musculoskeletal and sports-related injuries, providing comprehensive care for athletes of all ages and abilities.

Resources:

Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 (SCAT6): https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/622

Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool 6 (SCOAT6): https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/57/11/651