Bernard Bach Jr., M.D. has joined the elite few physicians who have been elected into the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Hall of Fame.
Bernard Bach Jr., M.D. Elected Into AOSSM Hall of Fame
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" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/ryortho.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bernard_BernardBachJrMD_WEB2.jpg?fit=730%2C350&ssl=1" src="https://i0.wp.com/ryortho.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Bernard_BernardBachJrMD_WEB2.jpg?resize=730%2C350&ssl=1" alt="" height="350" width="730">Bernard Bach, Jr., M.D., (second from right) is joined by Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush partners (left to right) Drs. Brian Forsythe, Charles Bush-Joseph (AOSSM president), Nikhil Verma, and Brian Cole / Courtesy of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
Currently, there are only 54 Hall of Fame members in AOSSM.
According to AOSSM, Dr. Bach received the society’s Mr. Sports Medicine award last July, and on March 12 delivered the prestigious John C. Kennedy lectureship.
“Dr. Bernard Bach was one of the first sports medicine orthopedic surgeons in Chicago. In 1986, he pioneered the sports medicine program for Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR), which today is one of the nation’s most well-respected programs. Dr. Bach is a knee and shoulder orthopedic surgeon.”
“He held the position of Director for the Division of Sports Medicine for 30 years and was the Sports Medicine Fellowship Director for 28 years at Rush University Medical Center. He is also team physician for the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bulls.”
“Dr. Bach has been repeatedly honored as one of Chicago Magazine‘s ‘Top Doctors.’ In 1995, he was inducted into the Illinois Athletic Trainer’s ‘Hall of Fame.’”
Asked about this award, Dr. Bach told OTW, “I am humbled, thrilled, and honored. On a daily basis we are teaching patients, residents, fellows and colleagues. That is part of leadership…we influence the lives of many and leadership in essence is ‘influence—nothing more, nothing less…’ I have received tremendous positive feedback on my Kennedy presentation entitled ‘We are all leaders.’ I have been very humbled by the genuinely positive feedback on the Kennedy and Hall of Fame awards.”
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This is a fascinating development. In my practice we've seen similar outcomes with the revised protocol. The key differentiator seems to be patient selection criteria. Has anyone else noticed the correlation with BMI thresholds?
Great point. I'd push back slightly on the conclusion, the sample size in the cited study is too small to draw population-level inferences. That said, the directional signal is compelling and worth a larger RCT.
We implemented a similar approach last year. Early results are promising but we're still gathering 12-month follow-up data. Happy to share our protocol if anyone is interested.
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