Management of ACL Injuries in Children & Adolescents: Getting to PLUTO
Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH, FAAOS, FAOA
February 21, 2024, at 6:30 am
Hybrid Conference
Mininder S. Kocher, MD, MPH, FAAOS, FAOA
Chief, Division of Sports Medicine
O’Donnell Family Endowed Chair
Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship
Boston Children’s Hospital
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Speaker Biography
Dr. Kocher is the Chief of the Division of Sports Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital, O’Donnell Family Endowed Chair, and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. He is an internationally renowned expert in pediatric orthopaedics, sports medicine, and clinical epidemiology.
His clinical practice focuses on sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, hip, elbow, and ankle. He has treated pediatric and adult patients from around the world and many professional sports. He is the team physician for numerous high schools, Babson College, Northeastern University, US Ski Team, and USA Track & Field. He is recognized as Best of Boston by Boston Magazine, Best Doctors in America by Best Doctors, America’s Top Doctors by Castle Connelly, Top 17 Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons in North America by RY Ortho, and Who’s Who in the World by Strathmore.
His research focuses on clinical epidemiology and biostatistics. He has published over 250 scientific articles, 100 book chapters, 6 textbooks, and has been a visiting professor in over 20
countries. He has received numerous research awards including the Angela Kuo Award, the Arthur Heune Award, the Vernon Thompson Award, and the Kappa Delta Award (orthopaedic surgery’s highest honor).
He has been featured in the New York Times, Scientific American, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Herald, ABC World News, and Sports Illustrated. He has collaborated with the International Olympic Committee and the Aspen Institute. He is an invited member of IPOTT, Herodicus Society, and the 20th Century Orthopaedic Association. He has served in leadership positions with numerous organizations including President of POSNA, Founder of PRISM, and the Board of Directors of the AAOS and AOSSM.
Zoom Details
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In-Person Location
Bioinformatics 1131
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Grand Rounds Coordinator
Chi-Chi Harris
Email: chania_harris@med.unc.edu