Ironman® World Championship Medical Symposium | October 4-8, 2026 | hcs@healthconsolutions.com
2026 FACULTY
Keith Baar, PhD
Joshua Goldman, MD, MBA
Fred Brennan, Jr., DO
Professor of Molecular Exercise Physiology
Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology
UC Davis Health, School of Medicine
Davis, CA
Fred Brennan, Jr., DO
Joshua Goldman, MD, MBA
Fred Brennan, Jr., DO
Assistant Director, University of South Florida-Morton Plant Family Medicine Residency and Sports Medicine Fellowship Programs Associate Professor, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Dept. of Family Medicine
Team Physician, NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Team Physician, MLB Toronto Blue Jays
Joshua Goldman, MD, MBA
Joshua Goldman, MD, MBA
Joshua Goldman, MD, MBA
Associate Clinical Professor, UCLA Departments of Family Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship Director, UCLA Division of Sports Medicine
Team Physician, UCLA Athletics & Los Angeles Chargers
Lead Physician, Red Bull Athlete Performance Center
Associate Director, Center for Sports Medicine, Luskin Orthopedic Institute for Children
Associate Director, UCLA Steve Tisch BrainSPORT Program
Kimberly Harmon, MD
Joshua Goldman, MD, MBA
Joshua Goldman, MD, MBA
Professor, Departments of Family Medicine and Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Chief Health Officer, University of Washington Intercollegiate Athletics
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, National Hockey League
Neeru Jayanthi, MD
Andre La Gerche MBBS, PhD
Andre La Gerche MBBS, PhD
Emory Sports Medicine Center
Professor Orthopedics and Family Medicine
Director Emory Sports Medicine Research and Education
Co-Director Emory Youth Sports Medicine
Director, Tennis Medicine
Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Past-President, Society for Tennis Medicine and Science (STMS)
Team Physician, Georgia Tech Tennis,
Emory Sports Medicine Center
Professor Orthopedics and Family Medicine
Director Emory Sports Medicine Research and Education
Co-Director Emory Youth Sports Medicine
Director, Tennis Medicine
Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Past-President, Society for Tennis Medicine and Science (STMS)
Team Physician, Georgia Tech Tennis, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Pinecrest High School
Atlanta Braves Organization (Gwinnet Stripers)
Atlanta, GA
Andre La Gerche MBBS, PhD
Andre La Gerche MBBS, PhD
Andre La Gerche MBBS, PhD
Head, Heart, Exercise & Research Trials Laboratory (HEART)
St Vincent’s Institute Medical Research
Victoria, Australia
Margo Mountjoy, MD, PhD
Andre La Gerche MBBS, PhD
Francis O'Connor, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor - Sports Medicine/ Family Medicine: McMaster University, Canada
Chair of Summer Olympic International Federations Medical & Scientific Group
Member of IOC Mental Health Working Group and IOC Injury & Illness Surveillance Group
Former Chair of World Aquatics Sports Medicine, and National Team Physician for Triathlon Canada
Francis O'Connor, MD, MPH
Andre La Gerche MBBS, PhD
Francis O'Connor, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Consortium for Health and Military Performance
School of Medicine
Military and Emergency Medicine
Uniformed Services University
Bethesda, MD
Joshua Scott, MD
Jane Thornton, MD, PhD
Jane Thornton, MD, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Orthopedics
Co-Chair Cedars-Sinai Primary Care Sports Medicine
Chief Medical Officer - LA Galaxy
Team Physician - Angel City FC
Medical Consultant - US Soccer and USATF
Venue Medical Officer Los Angeles FCWC25
Venue Medical Officer Los Angeles FWC26
Jane Thornton, MD, PhD
Jane Thornton, MD, PhD
Jane Thornton, MD, PhD
Director of Health, Medicine and Science at the International Olympic Committee
Sport and Exercise Medicine Physician & Associate Professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University
Honorary Professor, Moray House School of Education and Sport, University of Edinburgh
symposium chairman
Robert (Bob) Sallis, MD, FAAFP, FACSM is the Symposium Chairman and responsible for content and the selection of all faculty.
Dr. Sallis is a family medicine and sports medicine physician practicing as a Partner Emeritus Physician at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fontana, California. He previously served as Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program. He is a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at both the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine and the University of California, Riverside (UCR) School of Medicine. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Sports Medicine.
Dr. Sallis served for many years as the head team physician at Pomona College, in Claremont, CA. He is also the Chief Medical Officer for the Los Angeles Football Club (Major League Soccer – MLS) and the Lead Primary Care Team Physician for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Dr. Sallis lectures and publishes extensively on sports medicine topics. He has been a spokesperson for ACSM and frequently provides his expertise and commentary on sports and health news and issues. Among his professional awards, he received the 2008 Community Leadership Award from the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the 2009 Leonardo da Vinci award for international leadership in sports medicine from the Italian Federation of Sports Medicine (FMSI) and the 2011 Citation Award from the American College of Sports Medicine.
ironman medical tent organizers
Medical Tent Director
Medical Tent Coordinator
Medical Tent Coordinator
John Martinez, MD
Medical Tent Coordinator
Medical Tent Coordinator
Medical Tent Coordinator
Amy Matsumoto