 My name is Thoss Evans. I work at the Steadman Clinic. I'm a physician, and my background is in anesthesia and regenerative medicine specifically. I specialize in interventional procedures largely of the spine and joint. I've been privileged to be a part of the Steadman Clinic going on six years now. I work closely with the surgeons, but also with our research team at the Steadman Philpon Research Institute where we have the opportunity to not only bridge basic sciences, bench sciences, with real clinical outcomes. Today it's been a real honor to be a part of the research symposium, the symposium on preventing sports-related injuries, and it really is an honor to take care of the patients both locally and internationally, specifically our relationship with the USOC really benefits both the athletes and our surgeons and our non-surgeon types because we get to spend time both learning about the injuries, how we can prevent them, how we can get these athletes back to their performance levels as soon as possible. One of the interesting things that I took from this symposium was how what a diverse team it takes to take care of these athletes. Attending this conference were the athletic trainers, the physical therapists, the internal medicine physicians, the surgeons, the non-surgeons. It was a real collaboration of multiple different disciplines and to have that all in one venue really brings some fresh ideas and perspectives into how we can better care for these patients. Absolutely. When you approach any large problem as a team, you're going to have a higher chance, higher likelihood of making a difference in that athlete's life. That's really what I think the Steadman-Philipon Research Institute as well as the Steadman Clinic bring to any patient experience. We bring the hard science, we bring the research, apply that into our clinical practice. It is really a collaborative effort from everything from the front desk to the physical therapy to the clinicians, to the nurses, to the doctors. Everyone's intimately involved in every piece of the patient's care. That really sets us apart as a clinic and really makes a difference as far as our outcomes. I think that the patients that we have here at the Steadman Clinic are the ones that have sought us out. They know based on the extensive publications of our physicians and based on our reputation that we're going to go above and beyond and demonstrate an effort that far exceeds what a lot of other clinicians or teams might perform. At the same time, we're asking the patients to rise to the occasion as well and to really do the rehab correctly, to be good patients, to follow the instructions and the treatment protocols, to take care of themselves because at this point there, once the surgery is done or once the procedure is done, they're the ones that need to make the difference. They take it to the next level and they guarantee the next chance for a highest degree of success. Absolutely. To see the excellent physical therapists both in the valley and from other places that came here, they came up with a lot of really great ideas as far as managing patients after injuries. I'll bring that into my specific practice because once a patient finishes the treatment with me, I'm always interested in trying to optimize their chances of success following these procedures or these surgeries. At the end of the day, that collaboration makes a huge difference. As well, the research really, again, it's good for me to educate myself to see what other people are doing at other universities, other hospitals, because it gives me new ideas on how I can use the existing technologies that I have to better improve my patient outcomes.