The UAB Sports & Exercise Medicine team will present at the 2025 American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Annual Meeting in Kansas City, Mo., from April 22 to April 27, 2025.
The American Medical Society for Sports Medicine is a society formed and crafted specifically for primary care non-surgical sports medicine physicians. The AMSSM “provides a forum to foster professional relationships among sports medicine physicians to advance the discipline of sports medicine through education, research, advocacy and excellence in patient care.”
The AMSSM Annual Meeting is known as the premier educational event for sports medicine physicians and healthcare providers, offering innovative insights into clinical practice, scientific research, advocacy and education. Attendees gain valuable insights into injury and disease management, healthcare policy, faculty development, and current sports medicine issues, while fostering collaboration, networking, and professional growth across diverse specialties. This year’s theme is “Elevate The Field: Inspiring Innovation in Sports Medicine,” challenging attendees to explore new ideas in clinical practice and apply cutting-edge research to patient care.
Several UAB Sports & Exercise Medicine faculty, fellows and colleagues, will present their advanced research and case studies at the conference. The list of presenters is below.
Thursday, April 24
• Case Poster – When Dribbling Occurs Outside of Basketball – Agatha Ambrozy, D.O.
• Case Presentation – The Case of the Distracting Cervical Spine Injury – Alex Hanna, M.D.
• Case Podium – The Missing Factor – Mark Carrasco, M.D.
• Podium – A Fellow's Role in Multiteam Coordinator for Severe Brain Injury Management in Football – Chris Grijalba, D.O.
Friday, April 25
• Instructional Course Lecture – Care of the Tactical Athlete: Military, Fire, Police and Special Operations – John Lax, M.D.
• Moderator – Session #7A: Research Presentations – Irfan Asif, M.D., FAMSSM
• Case Poster – Standard Deviation of Individual Responses in Post Menopausal Women: A Crucial Metric for Personalized Training Regimens – Mark Carrasco, M.D.
• Research Abstracts – Hydration Knowledge, Habits, And Barriers In Female Collegiate Equestrian Athletes; Head Injuries In The Wild West: A Comparison In English And Western Collegiate Equestrian Athletes – Sara Gould, M.D., MPH
• Panelist – Panel on the Efficacy of the PPE – Irfan Asif, M.D., FAMSSM
• Case Poster – Paced Breathing Interventions for Sleep, Stress, and Athletic Recovery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Chris Grijalba, D.O.
• Research Poster – Patient Preferences and Their Impact on Engagement and Outcomes in a Resistance Training and Nutrition Intervention – Alex Hanna, M.D.
Saturday, April 26
• Research Podium – High School Sports Participation and Treatment for Substance Misuse in Early Childhood: Insights from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study – Agatha Ambrozy, D.O.
• Poster – Chronic Shoulder Pain Following Healed Proximal Humerus Fracture – William Gard, MS2
• Poster – Competing With POTS: Optimizing Lifestyle To Maintain Runner's High – Zean Liao, M.D.
• Poster – Chronic Diarrhea in a Long Distance Athlete – Fuad Qushair, MS2
Sunday, April 27
• Research Podium – Paced Breathing Interventions: Impacts on Anxiety and Psychomotor Performance with Influence on Athletic Performance – Mark Carrasco, M.D.
You can view the full 2025 AMSSM brochure here.