2021 AOSSM-AANA Combined Annual Meeting Recordings-Presentation of Leach Award

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Video Summary

In this video, the speaker announces the recipient of the Robert E. Leach Award, which recognizes outstanding service and contributions to sports medicine within the AOSSM community. They mention the award recipient's educational background, including attending Air Force and a northern school. The speaker humorously points out a picture of the recipient with a mustache and discusses how ACL treatments have evolved. The recipient's partnerships and family support are highlighted, along with their hobbies and mission work in Haiti. The recipient is praised for their role as an editor for Sports Health and their ambassadorship for AOSSM. The video ends with the recipient expressing gratitude to the society, friends, and family.

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Kurt Spindler, MD

Keywords

Robert E. Leach Award

sports medicine

ACL treatments

family support

mission work