Brian Forsythe, Author at Global Knee Summit

Brian Forsythe, MD

Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH

Brian Forsythe MD is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, at Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH, in Chicago, IL, USA, and the Walbert Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery. He completed his residency training at the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Program and his fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. He is team physician with the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls, and currently serves as President of the Professional Soccer Physician Society (MLS.) He is actively engaged in ACL and Sports Medicine research and training of residents and fellows.

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All Sessions by Brian Forsythe, MD

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Thursday, January 22, 2026
1:34 PM - 1:59 PM (25 min)	Case Presentations with Questions and Answers and Audience Participation Multiligament Controversies Early Vs Staged, Allograft Vs Autograft, Role of External Fixation And Neurovascular Injuries Edit Event	Moderators Gilbert Moatshe, MD, PhD Brian Forsythe, MD Panel Reha Tandogan, MD Chad Hanson, MD Alexander Meininger, MD Thomas DeBerardino MD, COL, US Army (Ret), FAOA FAANA Thomas Neri, MD, PhD Henri Robert, MD Sameer Shaikh MS (Ortho), DNB(ORTHO), MNAMS Herve Ouanezar Prathmesh Jain, MD Vincent McInerney, MD
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
4:32 PM - 4:57 PM (25 min)	Case Presentations with Questions and Answers and Audience Participation Techniques, Indications, and Outcomes for Augmentation of ACL Reconstructions, Patella Tendon and Quad Ruptures Edit Event	Moderators Michael Redler, MD Don Buford, MD, FAANA, RMSK Panel Herve Ouanezar Jason Rand, PA-C Matthew Varacallo, MD, MBA Sameer Shaikh MS (Ortho), DNB(ORTHO), MNAMS Brian Forsythe, MD Chad Hanson, MD Gilbert Moatshe, MD, PhD Justin Smith, MD Scott Sigman, MD Arvind Prasad Gupta, MS

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