The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine named Allen F. Anderson, MD, as its 44th president.
Here are five facts:
1. Dr. Anderson practices with Nashville-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance.
2. He has a professional interest in knee injury and ligament reconstruction.
3. He is a member of the AOSSM Medical Publishing Board of Trustees and its board of directors.
4. He was also appointed associate editor of the American Journal of Sports Medicine and the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.
5. In 2014, Dr. Anderson received the AOSSM O'Donoghue Sports Injury Research Award for most outstanding clinical research in sports medicine.