ISAKOS 2027 Congress Faculty

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Volker Musahl, MD, Prof.

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania UNITED STATES

Volker Musahl, MD, is Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania Professor, and Chief Sports Medicine Medical Director, International Sports Medicine, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, Program Director of the Sports Medicine fellowship program, and associate head team physician for the University of Pittsburgh Football team. Prof. Musahl has received numerous honors and awards and has published over 360 peer reviewed publications. He is Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (KSSTA). His research interests are broad, but his main focus is on the clinical and basic science of knee and shoulder injuries in athletes. He serves as Co-Director of the Orthopaedic Robotics Laboratory, a state-of-the-art robotics laboratory which is the first of its kind in the United States. His research interests include clinical outcomes research and biomechanics of the knee and shoulder. He is currently Co-Principal Investigator for two large scale multi-center randomized control trials, on knee ligament injuries. The STABILITY II trial funded by the NIH (National Institute of Health). The project aims to determine if graft type (QT, BPTB, i.e., Quadriceps tendon or Patella tendon) with or without a lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) affects the rate of graft failure two years after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R), patient-reported outcomes, donor site morbidity, complications and adverse outcomes, and Cost-effectiveness of ACLR and LET. He is Co-Principal Investigator of the STAR (Surgical Timing and Rehabilitation) for MLKIs). The purpose of this study is to investigate effects of timing of surgery (early vs. delayed) and timing of post-operative rehabilitation (early vs. delayed) for the treatment of military personnel and civilians that sustain a multiple ligament knee injury. This is a department of defense (DOD) study. He is also Co-Investigator for the POETT trial (Predicting the Outcome of Exercise Therapy for Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears). This study is an NIH grant. This trial aims to develop diagnostic methods to allow surgeons to determine whether physical therapy or surgery is the most effective initial treatment of rotator cuff tears.

Sun 05/30 13:45 - 14:30	Pyrmont Theatre	Afternoon Scientific Session I Symposium Stability II Trial - Preventing Second ACL Injury Co-Chair
Mon 05/31 10:00 - 10:45	Pyrmont Theatre	Morning Scientific Session Symposium Lateral Tenodesis: What Should I Know Faculty
Tue 06/01 07:00 - 08:15	C4.4 - MTE	ICL Instructional Course Lecture Osteotomies Around the Knee: Planning and Performance for Ligament Instabilities and OA Faculty
Tue 06/01 10:00 - 10:45	Pyrmont Theatre	Morning Scientific Session Partner Society Symposium AOSSM vs Australian Knee Society: Decision Making in Knee Dislocation (Open Injuries, Rim Fractures, Nerve Injury, Extensor Mechanism) Faculty
Wed 06/02 07:00 - 08:15	C4.6+C4.7	ICL Instructional Course Lecture JISAKOS and OJSM: Tips for Successful Writing and Publishing Faculty
Wed 06/02 10:00 - 10:45	C4.5	Morning Scientific Session II Symposium JISAKOS Excellence in Authorship: Global Cohort Program Awards Faculty
Wed 06/02 13:45 - 15:00	C4.4 - MTE	Meet the Expert Meet the Expert The Female Athlete: Tailoring Prevention to High-Risk Areas Faculty

*Please note that Global Link resources are not part of the CME offered for the 2027 ISAKOS Congress.