The ASES Podcast

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Drs. Alan Barber, Mark Lazarus, and Patrick Denard about anchoring options in rotator cuff repair. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Drs. Leslie Barnes, Eric Black, and Quin Throckmorton about the ASES Foundation.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Drs. Laith Jazrawi and Joe Eichinger about the evaluation and management of sternoclavicular joint injuries. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Chris Roche about his 25 years with Advita (formerly Exactech). 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Christopher Camp about the Mayo Human Optimization Project. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Drs. Mohit Gilotra and Jay Keener about whether using the sling after rotator cuff repair matters. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Dr. James Bradley and Dr. Lance LeClere on posterior shoulder instability.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Drs. Mark Frankle, Jon Levy, and Julia Lee on the Death of the Anatomic Shoulder Arthroplasty. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Kristoff Goson about his 23 years at Zimmer-Biomet.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo about his year as president of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Society.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Bassem ElHassan about the evaluation and treatment of scapuulothoracic abnormal motion. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Peter Chalmers and Dr. Brian Waterman are in San Diego at the 2025 ASES Annual Meeting. Author: Dr. Kyong Min Guest Host: Dr. Ron Navarro Topic: Anterior Glenoid Reconstruction versus the Open Latarjet in the Treatment of Shoulder Instability with Anterior Glenoid Bone Loss at Mid-Term Follow-Up Author: Dr. Peter MacDonald Guest Host: Dr. Julie Bishop Topic: Arthroscopic Bankart Repair With and Without Remplissage in Longer Inferior Craniocaudal Hill-Sachs Extensions: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial Author: Dr. Brian Badman Guest Host: Dr. Micah Nieboer Topic: 3D-Printed Glenoid Components in Complex Shoulder Arthroplasty: Early Clinical Outcomes and Complication Analysis  

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Peter Chalmers and Dr. Brian Waterman are in San Diego at the 2025 ASES Annual Meeting. Author:  Dr. Christopher Joyce Guest Host: Dr. Sara Edwards Topic: Do wound protectors prevent bacterial colonization during total shoulder arthroplasty? a randomized controlled trial.   Author: Dr. Zaamin B. Hussain Guest Host: Dr. Uma Srikumaran Topic: Bone or metal to reconstruct the proximal humerus? An analysis of functional outcomes, complications and survival between Reverse Allograft Prosthetic Composite and Endoprosthesis   Author: Dr. Dane Salazar Guest Host: Dr. Richard Friedman Topic: Standard vs. Retentive Polyethylene Liner in RTSA: An Intercompany Product Comparison

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Eric Wagner and Jarrett Woodmass about how, when, and why to use the biceps tendon to augment rotator cuff repair. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers are at the SECEC Annual Meeting in Rotterdam.   Author: Dr. Maxime Antoni Guest Host: Dr. Robert Gillespie Title: Functional impact and risk factors for humeral implant migration in stemless RSA Author: Dr. Bjorn Salomonsson Guest Host: Dr. Brad Schoch Title: Survival analysis of total shoulder arthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis. Comparison of anatomical and reversed implants a registry study   Author: Dr. Arno Macken Title: Combining pre-operative benzoyl peroxide and subcutaneous iodine after incision is effective in reducing cutibacterium acnes presence in shoulder surgery; results of the C3PO trial.    Author: Dr. Samuel Antuna Topic: Shoulder Arthroplasty: first clinical results of robotic-assisted shoulder replacements

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Drs. Adam Bruggeman and Dr. Brad Bushnell about their advocacy efforts surrounding insurance prior authorization. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, host Dr. Brian Waterman interviews Reinhold Schmieding about building Arthrex. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, host Dr. Peter Chalmers interviews Michele Pressacco of Lima (now Enovis) about his 25 year experience designing and manufacturing shoulder arthroplasty implants. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Peter Chalmers and Brian Waterman interview Drs. Andrew Sheean, Hayden Schuette, and Claire Hayes about ASES/SDSI Fellows day. Dr. Sheean discusses his leadership of Fellow's day. Dr. Schuette discusses his award winning presentation, "Radiographic Predictors of Repeat Surgery and Post-Operative Complications in Proximal Humerus Fractures Treated with 3rd Generation Intramedullary Nail". Dr. Hayes discusses her award winning presentation, "Influence of Positive Cultures After Aseptic Revision for Failed Shoulder Arthroplasty."

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, host Dr. Peter Chalmers interviews Dr. Thibault Lafosse about his approach to periscapular neurologic lesions. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers are at the San Diego Shoulder Course and interview Drs. JP Warner, Jon Ticker, Steve Snyder, and James Esch about their favorite memories after 42 years at the San Diego Shoulder Course.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Michael Pearl about his career, his contributions to shoulder arthroplasty, and obstetrical palsies. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Anders Ekelund and Didier Poncet about their experiences with early RTSA design with Paul Grammont. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Physical therapists Dr. Lori Michener and Dr. Lynn Snyder-Mackler about the role of physical therapy in the treatment of glenohumeral osteoarthritis. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Steven Burkhart about his career and early rotator cuff repair with the help of Dr. Robert Hartzler. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Larry Field and Dr. Albert Lin about the evaluation and treatment of the Hill-Sachs defect.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Anthony Romeo and Mark Schickendantz about the evaluation and treatment of pectoralis major and latissimus dorsi ruptures. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Drs. Bradley Schoch, Sumit Raniga, and Thomas Duquin about intra-operative guidance in shoulder arthroplasty, including robotics, navigation, and patient-specific guides. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Bill Mallon about his experiences as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.  

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Buddy Savoie and Raffy Mirzayan about the evaluation and treatment of capitellar osteochondral defects.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Sean Churchill about his experiences with orthopaedic implant design and his transition into venture capital.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview ASSET members Chuck Thigpen, Ellen Shanley, and Mike Reinold on rehabilitation of overhead throwing injuries. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers conduct a roundtable interview with Drs. Daniel Acevedo, Melissa Wright, and Christopher Klifto on new programs the ASES has developed for young surgeons. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers conduct a roundtable interview with Dr. Kevin Farmer and Dr. Michael Freehill on the evaluation and treatment of overhead throwing injuries. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Surena Namdari and Dr. Justin Smith about current uses of generative artificial intelligence in the practice of shoulder and elbow surgery. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview ASES President Dr. Jed Kuhn about his time as president, his career, and his contributions to our understanding of the treatment of rotator cuff tears.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, Dr. Peter Chalmers is in San Antonio at the 2024 ASES Annual Meeting. Author: Dr. Ian Lo Guest Host: Dr. Eric Wagner Topic: The Natural History of Bone Remodeling Following Arthroscopic Distal Tibial Allograft with Suture Buttons for Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability - up to 5 yrs Radiological Outcomes Author: Dr. Robert Hotchkiss Guest Host: Dr. Mark Morrey Topic: Long-Term Outcomes of Osteochondral Autologous Transplantation Surgery in Adolescent Athletes with Capitellar Osteochondritis Dissecans Author: Dr. Peter Domos Guest Host: Dr. Ian Byram Topic: Conserve or Reverse? Outcomes of Conservative Treatment versus Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty in displaced 3- & 4-part proximal humeral fractures Author: Dr. Mike Kim Guest Host: Dr. Jacob Kirsch Topic: Conjoint Tendon Lengthening Results in Improved Internal Rotation and Pain Following Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Combined Randomized Clinical Trial and Biomechanical Study Author: Dr. Howard Harris Guest Host: Dr. Anup Shah Topic: Stemless reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for glenohumeral arthritis with massive rotator cuff tears: two-year results of a prospective, multi-center, historically controlled trial

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Dr. James Andrews about his career and lessons learned. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, host Dr. Brian Waterman interviews Drs. Emilie Cheung, Christopher Klifto, and Jason Holcomb about the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Leadership Development Program.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers are in Munich at the SECEC Annual Meeting. Author: Dr. Pascal Boileau Topic: The arthroscopic trillat procedure Author: Dr. Berte Boe Guest Host: Dr. Alex Laderman Title: The arthroscopic dynamic anterior stabilization (DAS) procedure Author: Dr. Phillipp Morodor Guest Host: Dr. Steve Parada Title: Posture and range of motion simulation with reverse total shoulder arthroplasty Authors: Dr. Stefan Moosmayer Guest Host: Dr. Jay Keener Title: 15 year results of a randomized clinical trial comparing rotator cuff repair to physiotherapy

In this episode of the ASES Podcast, host Dr. Brian Waterman interviews Drs. C. Benjamin Ma and Oke Anakwenze on whether a masters of business administration is useful to advance into leadership as an orthopaedic shoulder surgeon. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers conduct a round table interview on the use of bone grafts and augmented baseplates in reverse total shoulder arthroplasty with Drs. Joseph Abboud, Christopher Klifto, and Andrew Jawa. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Dean Taylor about his career and the evolution of our treatment of glenohumeral instability.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Dr. Peter Chalmers interview Dr. Ivan Wong of Halifax, Nova Scotia and Dr. Abdulilah Hachem of Barcelona, Spain on new options for arthroscopic glenoid bone grafting. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons podcast, host Dr. Peter Chalmers interviews Dr. Justin Griffin and Dr. Robert Tashjian on new options for the acromiohumeral interval in irreparable rotator cuff tears. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons podcast, hosts Dr. Peter Chalmers and Dr. Brian Waterman conduct a roundtable interview on the etiology of glenohumeral osteoarthritis with Drs. Ben Zmistowski and Jean-David Werthel.

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons podcast, hosts Dr. Brian Waterman and Peter Chalmers conduct interviews with presenters from the 2024 ASES Specialty day. Dr. Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo presents on 'Effect of Glenosphere Diameter and Lateralization in Primary Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Randomized Clinical Trial'. Dr. Brian Grawe presents on 'A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Rotator Cuff Repair Outcomes'. Dr. John R. Wickman presents on 'Clinical Outcomes & Complications Following Modern Intramedullary Nails for Proximal Humerus Fractures: Multicenter Analysis'. 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, we transition hosts from Dr. Rachel Frank to Dr. Brian Waterman, with Dr. Peter Chalmers continuing on as co-host. Thank you to Dr. Rachel Frank for all of her work on the podcast, she will be missed! A message from Rachel: As we celebrate the success of the ASES podcast, reaching over 100 episodes, I'd like to thank my co-host Dr. Peter Chalmers, as well as the ASES, for the opportunity to contribute and participate over the last several years. It is with mixed emotions to announce at this time that I will be stepping away from my duties as cohost of the podcast. Very fortunately, I am excited to welcome Dr. Brian Waterman as the new co-host, and I look forward to Peter and Brian taking our podcast to the next level. It has been an honor and privilege to be part of this team from the ground up, and I'd like to thank you all for subscribing, listening, and taking part in growing the podcast with Peter and myself over the years.  Welcome Brian! We are incredibly excited for the future of the ASES podcast! 

In this episode of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Podcast, host Dr. Peter Chalmers interviews Drs. Joseph Abboud, Aaron Chamberlain, Jacob Kirsch, Kaveh Sajadi, Matt DiPaola, and Adam Seidl about their events and plans for the Amercan Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Foundation National Shoulder and Elbow Week.

In this episode of the podcast, host Dr. Rachel Frank interviews Dr. Mazzocca about his career.