4th Annual Vanderbilt Sports Medicine Baseball Conference
Schedule
Fri Feb 06 2026 at 07:00 am to 04:15 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Frist Art Museum | Nashville, TN
About this Event
This course will focus on current concepts of sports medicine in the care of athletes. It will feature multidisciplinary discussions among members of the medical team on the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment approaches that best support athletes. Keynote speakers include Dr. James Andrews and Bruce Bochy, Manager of Texas Rangers.
For more information or answers to questions, email Karen Shelton: [email protected].
Agenda
🕑: 07:00 AM - 07:45 AM
Registration & Breakfast
🕑: 07:45 AM - 08:45 AM
Session 1: The Missing Links in the Kinetic Chain - Moderator Peter Chang, MD
Host: James Andrews, MD
Info: Case based discussion – Disorders of the scapula, AC joint, core and labrum
🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:45 AM
Session 2: Off the Cuff - Moderator Lance LeClere, MD
Host: James Andrews, MD
Info: Case based discussion – Injuries of the Rotator cuff, biceps, and the latissimus dorsi and teres major in overhead athletes
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Break
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Lessons From a Career as a “Sports Doc”
Host: James Andrews, MD
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Protecting Our Youth – the “Epidemic” -Moderator Eric Bowman, MD
Host: James Andrews, MD,
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session 3:Fastball Fallout:The Thrower’s Elbow- Moderator Christopher Camp, MD
Host: Brandon Erickson, MD
Info: Case based discussion – Injuries to the UCL and OCDs
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Keynote speaker – Keys to Success, Winning on and off the Field
Host: Bruce Bochy, Manager Texas Rangers
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:15 PM
The Anatomy of a Throwing Program
Host: Christopher Camp, MD
Info: Essentials and Components of a Throwing Program
🕑: 01:15 PM - 01:30 PM
The Physiology of a Throwing Program
Host: Aaron Sciascia, PhD, ATC
🕑: 01:30 PM - 01:45 PM
How I Rehab my Throwers – From Injury to Return to Play
Host: Aaron Sciascia, PhD, ATC
Info: Practical keys to rehabbing a player both non-op and post-op
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:00 PM
From the Clinic to the Field
Host: W. Ben Kibler, MD
Info: Optimizing return to play from the ground up
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
Break
🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
The Vanderbilt Experience - Moderator Charles Cox, MD
Host: Christopher Ham, ATC
Info: Discuss approach to player management, injuries, use of technology to benefit and protect players, and unique stressors in caring for collegiate athletes. (agents, portals, etc.)
🕑: 03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
Give Me a Hand
Host: Douglas Weikert, MD
Info: Case based discussion – Hand and wrist injuries
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:15 PM
Heading for Home
Host: Nicholas Strasser, MD
Info: Case based discussion- Lower extremity injuries-Core to toe (Achilles and foot / ankle, core, and hip)
🕑: 04:15 PM
Adjourn
Where is it happening?
Frist Art Museum, 919 Broadway, Nashville, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 132.24 to USD 4642.95
