Bashir Zikiria, Author at Global Knee Summit

Bashir Zikiria, MD

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Dr. Bashir A. Zikria, MD, MSc, FAAOS is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chief of Sports Medicine, and Medical Director for the Johns Hopkins National Capital Region. He also directs the Johns Hopkins Joint Restoration Center. With more than 20 years at Hopkins, he specializes in cartilage restoration, multi-ligament knee reconstruction, complex knee reconstruction, and complex shoulder and elbow disorders.
Dr. Zikria served as Chief of Surgery at Aspetar in Doha during the FIFA World Cup 2022, caring for elite international athletes. He is an active leader in the AAOS, serving on both the Sports Medicine and International Committees, and previously spent over a decade as Co-Director of the Sports Medicine Section for the AAOS Board Review Course. He also serves on the ICRS Education Committee and is a member of AOSSM.
An accomplished researcher and educator, Dr. Zikria has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, contributed to multiple textbooks, and participates in ongoing clinical trials in joint preservation and regenerative medicine. He reviews for major journals including JBJS (Associate Editor for CME) and AJSM, and has taught in more than 30 countries. He has received multiple teaching awards for excellence in education at Johns Hopkins.

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All Sessions by Bashir Zikiria, MD

Time	Topic	Faculty
Saturday, January 24, 2026
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM (14 min)	Match 1: First-Time ACL Injury in an Elite Soccer Athlete Case: 18-year-old winger, non-contact injury, isolated ACL Debate Points: Graft selection (BTB vs. quad vs. hamstring) Role of LET or ALL recon in primary When to clear for return: functional vs. timeline Psychological readiness and re-injury rates Does treatment in case of Elevated Posterior Slope (18-20) Does treatment change In case of Revision? Edit Event	Referees Brian Forsythe, MD Bashir Zikiria, MD Players Nikolay Nikolaev Doctor of Medicine Chad Hanson, MD Nagraj Shetty, MD Bashir Zikiria, MD Alfred Khoury, MD Sameer Shaikh MS (Ortho), DNB(ORTHO), MNAMS Ramon Cugat, MD, PhD Jason Rand, PA-C Thomas DeBerardino MD, COL, US Army (Ret), FAOA FAANA Henri Robert, MD
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM (15 min)	Match 2: 14 Year-Old Female Soccer Athlete With a Lateral Meniscus Bucket Handle Tear Debridement vs Repair Repair Techniques (All-Inside, Root Repair, Inside-Out) Rehab Restrictions – Brace or Not? WB Status? Managing Lateral Vs. Medial Tears in High-Load Cutting Sports Edit Event	Referees Nagraj Shetty, MD Prathmesh Jain, MD Players Brian Forsythe, MD Alfred Khoury, MD Inderpreet singh Oberoi MS (Orth.), MCh Orth. (Liverpool, U.K.) Reza Jazayeri, MD Sameer Shaikh MS (Ortho), DNB(ORTHO), MNAMS Ramon Cugat, MD, PhD Chad Hanson, MD Bashir Zikiria, MD Jason Rand, PA-C Kenneth Zaslav, MD Nikolay Nikolaev Doctor of Medicine
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM (15 min)	Match 3: 23 Year-Old Male International Premeir League Soccer Player With a Painful Medial Isolated Femoral Condyle Defect 2.5 cm ICRS Grade IV Lesion In Season Management—Injections? Aspirations? Biologics? Conservative Management: Biologics (PRP, BMAC), Load Management, Rehab When to Operate? What Operation? Debridement, Microfracture, OAT, OCA, MACI? Role of Unloading Osteotomy Imaging and Functional Criteria for Return Role of Second-Look Arthroscopy Edit Event	Referees Kenneth Zaslav, MD Chad Hanson, MD Players Brian Forsythe, MD Alfred Khoury, MD Inderpreet singh Oberoi MS (Orth.), MCh Orth. (Liverpool, U.K.) Nicholas Sgaglione, MD Reza Jazayeri, MD Sameer Shaikh MS (Ortho), DNB(ORTHO), MNAMS Emmanouil Papakostas, MD Bashir Zikiria, MD Brian Lau, MD, MPH Jason Rand, PA-C
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM (15 min)	Match 4: 25 Year-Old Recreational League Soccer Player With In-Season Proximal Hamstring With Two-Tendon and 3 cm Gap In Season Management—Injections? Biologics? Conservative Management: Biologics (PRP, BMAC), Load Management, Rehab When to Operate? What Operation? Repair, Reconstruction? Recovery and Timing for Return to Play? Edit Event	Referees Reza Jazayeri, MD Sameer Shaikh MS (Ortho), DNB(ORTHO), MNAMS Players Brian Lau, MD, MPH Nagraj Shetty, MD Brian Forsythe, MD Alfred Khoury, MD Emmanouil Papakostas, MD Nicholas Sgaglione, MD Chad Hanson, MD Bashir Zikiria, MD Ramon Cugat, MD, PhD Henri Robert, MD

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