A longtime orthopedic surgeon, Buffalo, New York, native Michael Parentis, MD, works with the Western New York Knee and Orthopedic Surgery Group. Further, Michael Parentis, MD, retains membership to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), a collective of over 3,000 sports medicine professionals.
Beyond providing educational materials for its members, the AOSSM supports sports medicine research via several grant programs, including the Bart Mann Award. Named after the AOSSM’s inaugural director of research, the Bart Mann Award is available to any AOSSM members who serve the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as grant application reviewers. Via the grant, the AOSSM supports research that benefits the sports medicine profession.
First-time Bart Mann Award recipients receive a $5,000 cash grant to put toward their work, in addition to earning recognition in one of the AOSSM’s publications. Further, AOSSM members who have served as grant reviewers on a study section for the NIH in the past become eligible to receive recognition as Bart Mann Award winners.
