Listen to our latest episode as we sit down with Dr. Amiethab Aiyer from Johns Hopkins University who has built an incredible reputation, not only as a foot and ankle surgeon, but also as a mentor to so many budding orthopedic surgeons across the country.

In our latest podcast, we bring in a leading expert on pain, Dr. William Schmidt. He is an expert on pain and has worked over the past three decades in developing pain medications across several classes of therapeutics.

The NBA regular season is starting! Listen to our latest podcast as we break down how injuries may impact the Warriors this season as well as some bonus analysis of injuries to other key players in the NBA.

When do you need to worry about your limb alignment? Can surgeons shorten or lengthen limbs? What exactly is an osteotomy? Listen to our latest podcast with UCSF orthopedic surgeon and limb differences expert, Dr. Jaclyn Hill.

Do you have patellofemoral joint pain? Have you suffered from patellar instability? Listen to our latest podcast as we sit down with Dr. John Fulkerson, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Yale specializing in patella instability surgery and 3-D innovative research.

Concussions continue to be a problem in all levels of football. Listen to our latest podcast as we sit down with Dr. Chris Nowinski from the Concussion Legacy Foundation to discuss Tua Tagovailoa, Brett Favre, youth football, and more.

In this episode of UCSF's sports medicine podcast Six to Eight Weeks, Dr. Nirav Pandya, Dr. Brian Feeley, and Dr. Drew Lansdown sit down with Dr. Dan Thuillier, the chief of foot and ankle surgery at UCSF and team physician for the Oakland Roots, to dive into Achilles injuries. With the recent injury to Christian McCaffrey and the unforgettable Achilles rupture of Kevin Durant, this discussion covers a timely topic that affects elite athletes and weekend warriors alike.

What happens during NFL games inside the "Blue Tent" ? Listen to our latest podcast as Dr Brian Feeley and Dr Drew Lansdown take you behind the scenes in treating injuries that occur on the field.

Dr. Brian Feeley and Dr. Drew Lansdown are joined this week by UC San Francisco Orthopaedic Surgery resident Dr. Andrew Gatto to discuss differences between allopathic (MD) and osteopathic (DO) physicians! Dr. Gatto is a recent DO graduate, giving insight into the uniqueness of Osteopathic training and how it influenced his journey into Orthopaedics and his medical practice.

The NFL regular season is getting ready to kick-off. Listen to our latest podcast as we break down the science behind the injuries to Aaron Rodgers, Kirk Cousins, Talanoa Hufonga, Nick Chubb, and Joe Burrow.

Shoulder arthritis impacts many individuals as they age. What are the options for treatment? What is a shoulder replacement and how can it be done? Listen to our latest podcast as Dr Brian Feeley and Dr Drew Lansdown break down this condition.

Listen to Dr Brian Feeley as he discussed the role of PRP and stems cells in treating the aging athlete.

There are many myths that exist about sports medicine. Is meniscus surgery bad? Do braces work to prevent injury? Is turf better than grass? Does taping preventing ankle sprains? Listen to our latest podcast as we break it all down.

ACL reconstruction surgery has been highly successful in returning athletes to sport yet there more options for preventing graft re-tear. Listen to our latest podcast as we break down the recent article published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine titled, "Combining an Anterolateral Complex Procedure With Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Reduces the Graft Reinjury Rate and Improves Clinical Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials"

Do you have questions about shoulder instability? What is a remplissage? Listen to our latest podcast as Dr. Brian Feeley and Dr. Nirav Pandya analyze the American Journal of Sports Medicine article, "Arthroscopic Bankart Repair With Remplissage in Anterior Shoulder Instability Results in Fewer Redislocations Than Bankart Repair Alone at Medium-term Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial"

As the greatest athletes in the world descend on Paris, France, for the Summer games, there are a multitude of Sports Medicine considerations. Join orthopedic surgeons Dr. Brian Feeley and Dr. Drew Lansdown as they break down Olympic sports care in this weeks episode of 6 to 8 Weeks!

With youth sports culture increasingly dominated by private pay to play entities, children are specializing in a single sport at younger and younger ages. Listen to our podcast to learn about the negative impacts of early sport specialization including injury risk, burnout, poor performance, and participation disparities.

Few things offer better insight and validation than testimony from the next generation you're helping to learn, grow and craft the future of your profession. All that and more is included in this in-depth interview with our Fellows about their Fellowship experience inside this episode of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast.

Human tissue is amazing. To think that a section of it can be harvested - whether it be your own or from another source, to change the future movement that will propel your body, career choices and life, makes the mind reel. It's time to learn what three orthopedic surgerons think about the various types of ACL grafts that can be made (patellar, hamstring and quadricep) to impact patients of all kinds inside this episode of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast.

OCD Lesions are unique injuries to both cartilage and bone and not only occur in adults, but also often occur in the bodies of today's youth. It's time to find out more from a series of answers, details and lightbulb-conjuring lessons from 3 orthopedic surgeons inside this episode of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast.

Running, economics and crafting a valuable homefront are all incredibly detailed efforts. Many of us try to make great strides within these efforts, but few do it with the skill, detail and reverence that Author, Doctor and Professor Emily Oster does. It's time to see what she can share with three orthopedic surgeons inside this episode of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast.

While many people are familiar with meniscus injuries and ACL tears, when they hear they've injured their labrum - the question marks pop up a'plenty. What exactly is going on with this injury and what can three orthopedic surgeons tell us about it? That and the process of recovery after this injury are the focus of this episode of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast

It used to be that pitchers in Major League Baseball (MLB) not only pitched for many if not all innings in a game - but for far longer periods of time when it comes to career length. What's happened recently? There is apparently a trend where MLB pitchers are injuring and reinjuring themselves far-more regularly. Three orthopedic surgeons dig in deep to uncover what's generating larger and larger disabled lists inside this episode of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast

Surgery can be tremendously stressful - unless you are familiar with what happens before you get there. There's finally a compiled listing of events, planning and detail that helps you to undersetand more of what goes into the innerworkings of your surgery - thanks to the this program. It's time to learn what three orthopedic surgeons do to prepare for your first visit and surgery inside this episode of The 6 to 8 Weeks Podcast