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Sports Health T. David Sisk Award

    • Publication Award

About the Award

The T. David Sisk Research Awards were established in 2010 to honor the best papers submitted to Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach in clinical, laboratory, and international research. The winners receive a $2,500 cash prize and a plaque.

Dr. Sisk was a strong proponent of Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach and served as the Chairman of the AOSSM Medical Publishing Board of Trustees at the time when the creation of the new journal was proposed. He enthusiastically fostered Sports Health throughout its initial development and set the journal's course for its current success. Dr. Sisk was a former AOSSM President, Hall of Fame inductee and active member in the sports medicine community throughout his esteemed career. He died of cancer in July 2009 but his legacy of teaching and collaboration continues to live on.

Past Award Recipients

Moin Khan, MD, MSc, FRCSC

2024
Best Review Paper
The Role of Hyaluronic Acid for Soft Tissue Indications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Ajaykumar Shanmugaraj BHSc, Carlos Prada MD, MHSc, Ashaka Patel BHSc, Eric Babins MD, MSc, FCFP (SEM), and Mohit Bhandari MD, PhD, FRCSC

Wesam Saleh A. Al Attar PT, MSc, PhD

2024
Best Original Research Paper
The FIFA 11+ Kids Injury Prevention Program Reduces Injury Rates Among Male Children Soccer Players: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial
Mario Bizzini PT, MSc, PhD, Hosam Alzahrani PT, MPT, PhD, Saud Alarifi PT, MSc, PhD, Hussain Ghulam PT, MSc, PhD , Mashaer Alyami MSc, Msaad Alzhrani PT, MSc, PhD, Ross H. Sanders PhD

Carlos Dellavechia de Carvalho MD

2024
Effects of Moderate-Intensity Training Under Cyclic Hypoxia on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Hematological Parameters in People Recovered From COVID-19: The AEROBICOVID Study
Danilo Rodrigues Bertucci PhD, Felipe Alves Ribeiro MD, Gabriel Peinado Costa MD, Diana Mota Toro PhD, Marta Camacho-Cardenosa PhD, Javier Brazo-Sayavera PhD, Carlos Arterio Sorgi PhD, Marcelo Papoti PhD, Átila Alexandre Trapé PhD

Patrick Shu-Hang Yung, FRCS Ed (Orth)

2023
Best Review Article
Authors: Jihong Qiu, MSc, Michael Tim-Yun Ong, FRCS Ed (Orth), Hio Teng Leong, PT, PhD, Xin He, MSc, Sai-Chuen Fu, PhD

Stefanos Karanasios, MSc, PT

2023
Best Original Paper
The Effect of Body Position and the Reliability of Upper Limb Arterial Occlusion Pressure Using a Handheld Doppler Ultrasound for Blood Flow Restriction Training
Authors: Stefanos Karanasios, MSc, PT, Stefanos Karanasios, MSc, PT, Charikleia Koutri, PT, Maria Moutzouri, PhD, PT, Sofia A. Xergia, PhD, PT, Vasiliki Sakellari, PhD, PT, George Gioftsos, PhD, PT

Eva Skillgate, PhD

2023
Best International Paper
Association Between Spikes in External Training Load and Shoulder Injuries in Competitive Adolescent Tennis Players: The SMASH Cohort Study
Authors: Fredrik Johansson, PhD, Ann Cools, PhD, Tim Gabbett, PhD, Jaime Fernandez-Fernandez, PhD, Eva Skillgate, PhD

Brett G. Toresdahl, MD

2021
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: Kathryn McElheny, MD, Jordan Metzl, MD, Brittany Ammerman, MBS, Brenda Chang, MPH, James Kinderknecht, MD

Meredith N. Turner, MD

2021
Best Review Paper
Additional Authors: Daniel O. Hernandez, MD, William Cade, MPH, Christopher P. Emerson, MS, John M. Reynolds, MLIS, Thomas M. Best, MD, PhD

Özge Tahran, PT, MSc

2021
Best International Paper
Additional Authors: Sevgi Sevi Yesilyaprak, PT, PhD

Eric N. Bowman, MD, MPH

2020
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: Rami Elshaar, MD, Heather Milligan, PT, Gregory Jue, PT, Karen Mohr, PT, Patty Brown, PT, Drew M. Watanabe, BS, Orr Limpisvasti, MD

Jennifer Cheng, PhD

2020
Best Review Paper
Additional Authors: Brittany Ammerman, BA, Kristen Santiago, BA, Bridget Jivanelli, MLIS, Emerald Lin, MD, Ellen Casey, MD, Daphne Ling, PhD

A. Grethe Geldenhuys, MSc, BSc

2020
Best International Paper
Additional Authors: Jeroen Swart, PhD, MPhil, MBChB, Andrew Bosch, PhD, MSc, BA, BSc

Michael M. Reinold, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC, CSCS

2019
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: Leonard C. Macrina, MSPT, SCS, CSCS, Glenn S. Fleisig, PhD, Kyle Aune, MPH, James R. Andrews, MD

Robert A. Keller, MD

2019
Best Review Paper
Additional Authors: Anthony F. De Giacomo, MD, Julie A. Neumann, MD, Orr Limpisvasti, MD, James E. Tibone, MD

William G. Blakeney, MBBS, MSc, MS, FRACS

2019
Best International Paper
Additional Authors: Hervé Ouanezar, MD, Isabelle Rogowski, PhD, Gregory Vigne, PhD, Meven Le Guen, Jean-Marie Fayard, MD, Mathieu Thaunat, MD, Pierre Chambat, MD, Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, MD

Eric G. Post, MS, ATC

2018
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: David R. Bell, PhD, ATC, Stephanie M. Trigsted, MS, ATC, Adam Y. Pfaller, Scott J. Hetzel, MS, M. Alison Brooks, MD, MPH, Timothy A. McGuine, PhD

Mark F. Reinking, PT, PhD, SCS, ATC

2018
Best Review Paper
Additional Authors: Tricia M. Austin, PT, PhD, ATC, Randy R. Richter, PT, PhD, Mary M. Krieger, MLIS, RN

Pierre L. Viviers, MBChB, MMedSc, MSc (Sports Med), FACSM

2018
Best International Paper
Additional Authors: Jo-Anne H. Kirby, MBChB, MSc (Sports Med), Jeandré T. Viljoen, BSc (Physio), MPhil (Exercise Sc), Wayne Derman, MBChB, BSc (Med) (Hon), PhD, FFIMS

Dustin A. Greenhill, MD,

2017
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: Paul Navo, MPH, Huaqing Zhao, PhD, Joseph Torg, MD, R. Dawn Comstock, PhD, Barry P. Boden, MD

Gregory D. Myer, PhD

2017
Best Review Paper
Additional Authors: Neeru Jayanthi, MD, John P. DiFiori, MD, Avery D. Faigenbaum, EdD, Adam W. Kiefer, PhD, David Logerstedt, PhD, Lyle J. Micheli, MD

Takumi Kobayashi, PhD, PT

2017
Best International Paper
Additional Authors: Masashi Tanaka, MSc, PT, Masahiro Shida, MSc, PT

Alisha Hak, MSc (cand)

2016
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: Krishan Rajaratnam, BSc, MD, FRCSC, Olufemi R. Ayeni, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Jaydeep Moro, MD, FRCSC, Devin Peterson, MD, FRCSC, Sheila Sprague, PhD, Mohit Bhandari, MD, PhD, FRCSC

David Wasserstein, MD, MSc, FRCSC

2016
Best Review Paper
Additional Authors: Ujash Sheth, MD, MSc, Alison Cabrera, MD, Kurt P. Spindler, MD

Gabriele Cioni, MD, PhD

2016
Best International Paper
Additional Authors: Andrea Berni, MD, PhD, Gian Franco Gensini, MD, Rosanna Abbate, MD, Maria Boddi, MD, PhD

Ira R. Casson, MD

2015
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: David C. Viano, Dr Med, PhD, E. Mark Haacke, PhD, Zhifeng Kou, PhD, Danielle G. LeStrange, RN, MSN, ACNS-BC

Diego Villacis, MD

2015
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: Anthony Yi, BS, Ryan Jahn, BS, Curtis J. Kephart, MD, Timothy Charlton, MD, Seth C. Gamradt, MD, Russ Romano, MA, ATC, James E. Tibone, MD, George F. Rick Hatch, MD

Ashwin L. Rao, MD

2015
Best Review Paper
Additional Authors: Jack C. Salerno, MD, Irfan M. Asif, MD, Jonathan A. Drezner, MD

Jaime Hinzpeter, MD

2015
Best International Paper
Additional Authors: Álvaro Zamorano, MD, Diego Cuzmar, MD, Miguel Lopez, MD, Jair Burboa

Zachary D.W. Dezman, MD

2014
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: Eric H. Ledet, PhD, Hamish A. Kerr, MD, MSc, FAAP

Demetris Delos, MD

2014
Best Review Paper
Additional Authors: Travis G. Maak, MD, Scott A. Rodeo, MD

Taiki Yukutake, PT

2014
Best International Paper
Additional Authors: Minoru Yamada, PT, PhD, Tomoki Aoyama, MD, PhD

Christian H. Coyle, PhD

2013
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: Sarah E. Henry, MD, Amgad M. Haleem, MD, Michael J. O’Malley, MD, Constance R. Chu, MD

Evangelos Pappas PT, PhD, OCS

2013
Best Review Paper
Additional Authors: Wing M. Wong-Tom, PT, MS, OCS

Stefano Della Villa, MD

2013
Best International Paper
Additional Authors: Lorenzo Boldrini, MD, Margherita Ricci, MD, Furio Danelon, MD, Lynn Snyder-Mackler, PT, ScD, FAPTA, Gianni Nanni, MD, Giulio Sergio Roi, MD

Michael Lavagnino

2012
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: Steven P. Arnoczky, Julie Dodds, Niell Elvin

K. Donald Shelbourne, MD

2012
Best Review Paper
Additional Authors: Heather Freeman, PT, DHS, Tinker Gray, MA, ELS

Alberto Gobbi, MD

2012
Best International Paper
Additional Authors: Georgios Karnatzikos, MD, Vivek Mahajan, MD, Somanna Malchira, MD

Alice J. Sophia Fox, MSc

2011
Best Original Research
Additional Authors: Asheesh Bedi, MD, Scott A. Rodeo, MD

Jeffrey S. Kutcher, MD

2011
Best Review Paper
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