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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

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More than 7.5 hours dedicated to social events, networking opportunities, and exhibit hall engagement.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2026

Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors

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Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors

Course Welcome and Instructions

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Course Welcome and Instructions

Moderator: Anthony A. Romeo, MD

SESSION I: Baseball Shoulder Injuries

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Baseball Shoulder Injuries

Moderator: Anthony A. Romeo, MD

Anatomy and Pathophysiology of Throwing Injuries

Brandon Erickson, MD

Live Demonstration: Physical Examination of the Shoulder

Moderated by: Christopher S. Ahmad, MD Panel: Tom Noonan, MD, George A. Paletta, Jr., MD, MBA, Michael M. Reinold, DPT, Tim Griffith, MD

Live Dynamic Shoulder Ultrasound

Justin Tunis, MD, Brandon Tunis, PT

Management of Internal Impingement and Rotator Disease in Throwers

Tom Noonan, MD

Dynamic Posterior Instability

Tim Griffith, MD

Subscapular Strains and Capsule Tears

Michael Freehill, MD

Management of the Failed SLAP Repair and Biceps Tenodesis Indications

George A. Paletta, MD

Management of the Failed SLAP Repair and Biceps Tenodesis Indications

George A. Paletta, MD

Traumatic Shoulder Instability in Baseball

Jeff Dugas, MD

Latissimus and Teres Major Injuries

Anthony A. Romeo, MD

Coffee Break with Exhibitors

SESSION II: Baseball Shoulder Injury Cases

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Baseball Shoulder Injury Cases

Moderator: Christopher S. Ahmad, MD

Case Presentations and Panel Discussion with Question and Answer

Panel: Anthony A. Romeo, Kevin E. Wilk, DPT, Michael M. Reinold, DPT, Thomas J. Noonan, MD, George A. Paletta, Jr., MD, Tom Noonan MD, Micheal Freehill, MD, Jeff Dugas, MD, Tim Griffith, MD, Brandon Erickson, MD

Lunch Break with Exhibitors

SESSION III: Shoulder Rehabilitation

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Shoulder Rehabilitation

Moderator: Kevin Wilk, PT, DPT, FAPTA

Principles of Shoulder Rehab in Baseball

Brandon Tunis, DPT

Properties of Water: Clinical Utility of Water in Baseball Rehab

Joseph Ciccone, DPT

Neurocognitive and Neuromuscular Techniques for Thrower’s Shoulder

Kevin E. Wilk, PT

Anterior Shoulder Pain: The View from 30,000 Feet

Eric Cressey, MA, CSCS, RSCC*E

Advanced Phase of Rehab Following Shoulder Injuries & Surgery: Why is it so Important to Successful Outcomes?

Kevin Wilk, DPT

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Baseball Sports Medicine

Medicine Jeremy Maddox, DPT

Case Presentations and Panel Discussion with Q&A

Panel: Kevin Wilk, DPT, Joseph Ciccone DPT, Mike Reinold, Charlie Domnisch, DPT, Eric Cressey, MA, CSCS, Brandon Tunis, DPT

Coffee Break with Exhibitors

SESSION IV: Batting Injuries

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Batting Injuries

Moderator: Frank Alexander, MS, ATC

Batting Science and Batting Metrics

Timothy Griffith, MD

Oblique Strains

Mike Reinold, DPT

AC Joint Injuries – Batting and Collisions

Brandon Erickson, MD

Hit by Pitch: The In-Game Decision—Take your Base or go to the Training Room?

Tim Lentych

Batting Rehab and Batting Progressions

Mike Reinold, DPT

Batting Injury Case Presentations

Moderator: Christopher S. Ahmad, MD. Faculty: Michael Reinold, DPT, Peter Chalmers, MD, Frank Alexander, ATC, Brandon Erickson, MD, Tim Griffith, MD, Tim Lentych, ATC

Social Gathering, Networking

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2026

Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors

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Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors

SESSION V: Knee Injuries

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Knee Injuries

Moderator: Joseph Ciccone, DPT

Live Knee and Hip Physical Exam

Moderator: Christopher S. Ahmad, MD Panel: Rob Najarian, MD, Jeff Dugas, MD, Joe Ciccone, DPT, Steven Cohen, MD, Vincent Key, MD

Meniscal Injuries

Vincent Key, MD

Cartilage Injuries – Non-operative Treatment and Indications for Surgery

Rob Najarian, MD

ACL Injuries: Graft Choices and Outcomes

Jeff Dugas, MD

Hamstring Muscle Strain and Semitendinosis Distal Avulsion

Steven Cohen, MD

Debate: 28-Year-Old Outfielder with 2 Tendon Proximal Hamstring Avulsion with 2 cm Retraction

Steve Cohen, MD: Operative Repair is Best (5 min); Vincent Key, MD: Non-operative Treatment is Best (5 min)

Knee Rehabilitation Principles and Practice

Joe Ciccone, DPT

Knee Case Presentations and Panel Discussion with Q&A

Moderator: Christopher S. Ahmad, MD Panel: George Paletta, MD, Rob Najarian, MD, Jeff Dugas, MD, Joe Ciccone, DPT, Steven Cohen, MD, Vincent Key, MD

Coffee Break with Exhibitors

SESSION VI: OrthoBiologics, Sports Science, and Concussion

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OrthoBiologics, Sports Science, and Concussion

Moderator: Christopher S. Ahmad, MD

Molecular Profiling to Enhance Baseball Performance

Michael Schmidt, MD

Peptides, NADs, and Exosomes

Ken Shubin Stein, MD

PRP/PPP Update

Justin Tunis, MD

Medicinal Signaling Cells in Baseball: Evidence, Hope, and Hype

Elan Goldwaser, DO

Approaches to Concussion in the Military and its Influence on Baseball

Ken Shubin Stein, MD

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Baseball Health

Ken Shubin Stein, MD

OrthoBiologics Roundtable: Stem Cells, Medical Tourism, and the Future of OrthoBiologics

Panel: Elan Goldwaser, DO, Peter Chalmers, MD, Ken Shubin Stein, MD, Justin Tunis, MD, Michael Schmidt, PhD, George Palleta, MD, Tom Noonan, MD, Vincent Key, MD, Ken Shubin Stein, Elan Goldwaser, Michael Schmidt.

SESSION VII: Honored Scientific Lecture

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Honored Scientific Lecture

Moderator: Christopher S. Ahmad, MD

Artificial Intelligence Impact on Baseball Science

Peter Chalmers, MD

Lunch with Exhibitors

SESSION VIII: Elbow Injuries – Non UCL

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Elbow Injuries – Non UCL

Moderator: Anthony A. Romeo, MD

Does Elbow Pathology on Amateur MLB Draft Players Predict Future Symptoms

Peter Chalmers, MD

Pitching Grips – Where's the Science in 2026?

Michael T. Freehill, MD

Throwing Science Case Presentation & Panel Q&A

Panel: Peter Chalmers, MD, Tim Griffith, MD, Michael T. Freehill, MD

Adjourn

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2026

Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors

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Registration and Breakfast with Exhibitors

SESSION X: UCL Surgical Technique. What and the Why with Repair, Reconstruction, and Hybrids

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UCL Surgical Technique. What and the Why with Repair, Reconstruction, and Hybrids

Moderator: Anthony Romeo, MD

UCL Repair, Reconstruction, and Hybrid Biomechanics

Peter Chalmers, MD

UCL Repair Surgical Technique and Outcomes

Jeff Dugas, MD (conflict)

UCL Reconstruction Technique Variations

George Paletta, MD

UCL Reconstruction Hybrid Technique

Christopher Ahmad, MD

Round Table with Cases on Emerging UCL Tear Patterns: Flexor Tendon Injuries, Sublime Tubercle Pathology, Acute on Chronic UCL

Moderator: Christopher Ahmad, MD. Faculty: Jeff Dugas, MD, George Paletta, MD, Tim Griffith, MD, Anthony Romeo, MD, Tom Noonan, MD, Peter Chalmers, MD

SESSION XI: UCL Outcomes

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UCL Outcomes

Moderator: Peter Chalmers, MD

Advanced Pitching Metrics after Primary and Revision UCL Reconstruction

Christopher Ahmad, MD

Does Hybrid Improve Outcomes Compared to Traditional Tommy John

Tim Griffith, MD

Age at Time of First UCL Surgery and Likelihood of Progression Towards Higher Levels of Play

Peter Chalmers, MD

Outcomes of UCL Reconstruction in Position Players

Beamer Carr, MD

Does Elbow Arthroscopy Affect Future UCL Injury Risk

Brandon Erickson, MD (conflict)

Economic Burden of UCL Surgery

Frank Alexander, ATC

Coffee Break with Exhibitors

SESSION XII: UCL Complications and Revision

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UCL Complications and Revision

Moderator: George Paletta, MD

UCL Complications

George Paletta, MD

Epidemiology and Evaluation of Failed UCL Surgery

Peter Chalmers, MD

UCL Revision: Failed UCL Repair Revised with Reconstruction

Christopher Ahmad, MD

UCL Revision: UCL Reconstruction Revised with Repair

Jeff Dugas, MD (conflict)

UCL Revision: UCL Reconstruction Revised with Reconstruction

George Paletta, MD

Lunch with Exhibitors

SESSION XIII: ELBOW REHAB

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ELBOW REHAB

Moderator: Frank Alexander, MS, ATC

The Tommy John Surgery Coach

Frank Alexander MS, ATC

UCL Surgery Rehabilitation

Joe Ciccone, DPT

Acute: Chronic Workload Ratio Interval Throwing Programming: Pearls and Pitfalls

Mike Reinold, DPT

Mean, Median & Mode: Using Velocity Safely in Flat Ground Throwing Progressions

Joe Bello, DPT

Management of Rehab Complications Following Elbow Surgery

Kevin Wilk, DPT

UCL Rehabilitation Roundtable: Soreness, Velocity Restoration, Accelerated Rehab

Moderator: George Paletta, MD. Panel: Joe Ciccone, DPT, Joe Bello, DPT, Mike Reinold, DPT, Kevin Wilk, DPT, Frank Alexander, MS, ATC, Tim Griffith, MD

SESSION XIV: Special Issues in the Collegiate Athlete

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Special Issues in the Collegiate Athlete

Moderator: Frank Alexander, MS, ATC

How Players Transition from High School to College Baseball

Eric Cressey, MA, CSCS, RSCC*E

College Workload Issues

Frank Alexander, MS, ATC

The MLB Combine Predicts the Amateur Throwing Shoulder and Elbow Health and Performance

Peter Chalmers, MD

Psychological Impact of Elbow UCL Injury

Christopher S. Ahmad, MD

Coffee Break – Last Call with Exhibitors

SESSION XV: Youth Throwing Considerations

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Youth Throwing Considerations

Evaluating Neuromuscular Readiness for Modern Pitching Demands

Michael Reinold, DPT

Apophyseal Separation and UCL Avulsions

Beamer Carr, MD

Capitellar OCD

Peter Chalmers, MD

Impact of High School UCL Injury on College Recruitment

Frank Alexander, ATC

Round Table: NIL, NCAA Rule Changes

Moderator: Christopher Ahmad. Panel: Frank Alexander, MS, ATC, Kevin Wilk DPT, Michael Reinold, DPT, Beamer Carr, MD, Peter Chalmers, MD, George Palleta, MD, Tim Griffith, MD

Adjourn & Thank You

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