Amit Momaya, M.D., chief of Sports Medicine and associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, was recently featured on the Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine’s podcast regarding gender disparities in professional sports team physicians and related research from the department.

The episode specifically highlights a recent study from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, titled “Gender Disparities Among Professional Team Sports Medicine Physicians.” The study, which was co-authored by multiple members of the department, including faculty members Drs. Thomas Evely, Aaron Casp, Eugene Brabston, and senior author Amit Momaya, found that female representation is low among orthopaedic surgeons and primary care physicians that provide sports medicine care to professional teams. Additionally, teams that include female athletes are more likely to have more female physicians.

Other co-authors of the study include current or former department members Dr. Sam Schick, Dr. Kelly Chandler, Sarah Kasprow, Morgan Sisk, Dr. Joseph Elphingstone, and Judson Wing.

The podcast episode also features South African team physician Dr. Phatho Zondi, who talks about her experience covering professional sports teams, and a discussion on ways to improve the inclusion of female sports medicine physicians in professional teams.