2021 - Vail Scientific Summit

Download the VSS 2021 Program Here

• 4:00 pm - Registration Opens
     Evening sponsored by Avanos
• 5:30 - 6:30 pm - Welcome Reception
• 6:30 - 7:30 pm - Buffet Dinner
• 7:30 pm - Opening Remarks by Dr. Marc Philippon, Dr. Johnny Huard and Dan Drawbaugh
  • New Horizon on Healthy Aging "Precision Longevity: Re-thinking What it Means to Live Longer and Prosper"
    • Dr. Vonda Wright & Dr. Johnny Huard

• 7:00 - 8:00 am - Breakfast
• 8:00 - 9:50 am - Session A:  Sports and Military Performances
     Sponsored by Linda and Mitch Hart
  Dr. Matthew Provencher and Dr. Armando Vidal - Chairs
  • Dr. Marc Philippon - Keynote Address
  • Dr. Matthew Provencher
  • Dr. Sarah de la Motte
  • Dr. Naomasa Fukase
  • Dr. Coen Wijdicks
       Sponsored by Arthrex
  • Q&A
• 9:50 - 10:05 am - Break
• 10:05 - 11:55 am - Session B: Interventional Strategies for Healthy Aging
     Sponsored by Spruance Foundation
  Dr. Marc Philippon and Dr. Vonda Wright - Chairs
  • Dr. James Kirkland - Keynote Address
  • Dr. John Cooke 
  • Dr. Johnny Huard
  • Dr. Sealy Hambright
  • Dr. Paul Robbins
  • Q&A
• 11:55 am - 1:00 pm - Lunch 
• 1:00 - 2:50 pm - Session C:  Innovative Technologies for Musculoskeletal Repair
     Sponsored by Mary Sue and Mike Shannon
  Dr. Mark Markel and Dr. Chelsea Bahney - Chairs
  • Dr. Sam Stupp - Keynote Address
  • Dr. Vaida Glatt
  • Dr. Francesca Taraballi
  • Dr. Michael Zuscik
  • Dr. Naoki Nakayama
  • Q&A
• 2:50 - 3:05 pm - Break
• 3:05 - 5:10 pm - Session D:  Musculoskeletal Repair After Injury, Disease and Aging: Implications for Therapy
     Sponsored by Dierdre and Ronnie Baker
  Dr. Rick Lieber and Dr. Sudheer Ravuri - Chairs
  • Dr. Rick Lieber - Keynote Address
  • Dr. Aiping Lu
  • Dr. Bing Wang
  • Dr. Kirk McGilvray
  • Kaitie Whitney
  • Dr. Scott Tashman
  • Q&A

• 7:00 - 8:00 am - Breakfast 
• 8:00 - 9:50 am - Session E: Stem Cell/Orthobiologics Banking & Clinical Applications
     Sponsored by Donna Giordano
  Dr. Jon Godin and Dr. Dustin Anderson - Chairs
  • Dr Farshid Guilak - Keynote Address
  • Dr. Arnold Caplan
  • Dr. George Muschler
  • Dr. Bruno Peault
  • Dr. Jon Godin
  • Q&A
• 9:50 - 10:00 am - Break
• 10:00 am - 12:05 pm - Session F: Biomedical Engineering/Extracellular Matrix/Musculoskeletal Repair and Surgical Outcome
        Sponsored by Mary Sue and Mike Shannon
  Dr. Linda Sandell and Dr. Katie Sikes - Chairs
  • Dr. William Murphy - Keynote Address
  • Dr. George Dodge
  • Dr. Lauren Watkins
  • Dr. John Peloza
  • Dr. Tim Ganey
       Sponsored by Vivex Biologics
  • Dr. Marco Bodor
  • Q&A
• 12:05 - 12:45 pm - Working Boxed Lunch - IRB and FDA Compliance for Orthobiologics/Stem Cells Therapeutics
  Suzanne Page, JD and Dr. Bill Rodkey, DVM - Chairs
  • Dr. Matthew Provencher
  • Dr. Scott Bruder
  • Q&A
• 12:45 - 1:00 pm - Break
• 1:00 - 2:50 pm - Session G: Bone and Articular Cartilage Regeneration and Repair
     Sponsored by Mary and Steven Read
  Dr. Leslie Vidal and Dr. Scott Tashman - Chairs
  • Dr. Tamara Alliston - Keynote Address
  • Dr. Susan Bukata
  • Dr. Chelsea Bahney
  • Dr. Karin Payne
  • Dr. Kelly Santangelo
  • Q&A
• 2:50 - 3:00 pm - Break
• 3:00 - 4:15 pm - Session H:  Cancer Therapeutics
     Sponsored by Ann Snead and Michael Byram
  Dr. Julie Barone and Dr. Nicole Ehrhart - Chairs
  • Dr. Nicole Ehrhart
  • Dr. Don Gibbons
  • Dr. Lisa Blumencranz
  • Dr. Julie Barone
  • Q&A
• Meeting Adjourned

• Explore Vail & Departures