Dr Eric Edmonds serves as Chief of the Orthopaedic Surgery Division at Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, as well as the Director of Orthopedic Research and Co-Director of the 360 Sports medicine program. He is a Full Professor of Orthopedic Surgery within the University of California San Diego. His clinical and research interests include youth sports medicine and musculoskeletal trauma. He has 4810 citations, H-index of 40, and i10-index of 101 for his over 180 peer-reviewed publications. He has written more than 20 book chapters and actively participates in many multi-center research teams, including: ROCK (osteochondritis dissecans of the knee), ROCKET (OCD of the elbow), FACTS (clavicle fractures), MEMO (medial epicondyle fractures), and PLUTO (pediatric ACL). He is currently the Past-President for PRISM (Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine society) and the current President for POSNA. On a more personal note, he is interested in the business of medicine, the access of healthcare for Hispanic patients and the promotion of under-served medical providers, as he actively mentors undergraduate and medical students, learned Spanish, and obtained a mini-MBA in healthcare. Outside of medicine he enjoys spending time with his wife traveling the country (meaning visiting their kids) as they are now empty nesters.