The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) is proud to announce the establishment of the Frank and JoAnne Noyes Award of Excellence. Frank Noyes, MD, and The Cincinnati SportsMedicine Research & Education Foundation have pledged $100,000 over ten years, intended to recognize outstanding research published in Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach and focused on injury prevention and recovery for female athletes. Announced Wed. July 9 at the AOSSM Annual Meeting Leadership Dinner, the inaugural $10,000 annual award will be given at the same event at the 2026 Annual Meeting in Seattle, WA.
“The Society and journal editors are incredibly grateful to Dr. Noyes, JoAnne and The Cincinnati SportsMedicine Research & Education Foundation for their vision,” said Kurt Spindler, MD, Chair Elect of the AOSSM Publishing Advisory Board and Associate Chief, Clinical Research of Cleveland Clinic Enterprise. “This generous gift will help women excel in athletics through new and innovative research in a key area of sports medicine.”
The namesake donor Frank R. Noyes, MD, is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in knee surgery and sports medicine and an internationally recognized authority on the diagnosis and treatment of complex knee problems. He has received numerous honors from the Society in his 44-year tenure, including being inducted into the AOSSM Hall of Fame in 2008. In 1997, he received the George D. Rovere Award in recognition of founding one of the first fellowship programs in the country, which to date has graduated more than 155 orthopaedic surgeons. He delivered the prestigious John C. Kennedy Lecture in 2004, and is a past Chair of the AOSSM Research Committee and member of the Fellowship Committee.
The Cincinnati SportsMedicine Research & Education Foundation is an independent nonprofit organization promoting excellence in research and education of orthopaedic disorders. For more than 40 years, the practice has provided international-renowned care and its experts have published over 250 articles and 50 research studies.
For media, journal, and publishing inquiries, contact AOSSM at info@aossm.org
Don't miss this special Easy Reider episode featuring Dr. Noyes as he shares the vision behind establishing the Award of Excellence and the purpose it serves within the sports medicine profession. Tune in to hear how his leadership and steadfast commitment to advancing care for female athletes continue to shape the legacy this award celebrates.