Funded research
NFL and NFLPA funded research
Co-investigator on a study of personalized pain coaches for patients recovering from sports medicine surgery, funded by the NFL and NFLPA Joint Pain Management Committee.
Orthopaedic sports medicine
Jesse Seilern und Aspang, MD
Former guard for Austria’s national basketball team. Now a surgeon who helps athletes and active people decide what their injury actually needs, including when the answer isn’t surgery.
Orthopaedic surgery residency, Emory University. Seeing patients in practice from 2028.
51
Peer-reviewed articles
In orthopaedics and sports medicine
5
Journals he reviews for
Including AJSM and JBJS
Chief
Administrative Chief Resident
Emory, 2026 to 2027
2027
Sports medicine fellowship
Rush / Midwest Orthopaedics
From the court to the OR
2005
National athlete academy (SPORT BORG Innsbruck)
2009
Captain, USC Aiken. NCAA Division II Final Four
2010
Gold medal, Men’s Basketball European Championship, with Austria
2014
Pro basketball, while in med school
2020
MD, Medical University of Vienna, summa cum laude
2022
Orthopaedic surgery residency, Emory. Administrative Chief Resident, 2026 to 2027
2027
Sports medicine fellowship, Rush / Midwest Orthopaedics
2028
Seeing patients
Before you decide
Do I actually need surgery?
Not every injury requires surgery. And when surgery is recommended, there may be more than one way to approach it. Plain explanations of how these decisions are actually made, written from the published evidence and reviewed by Dr. Seilern.
See what is being writtenDo I actually need surgery?
What happens if I don’t have surgery?
Which treatment is right for me?
What does returning to sport actually mean?
Start with the part of you that hurts.
Research
A surgeon who reads the evidence, and writes it.
Peer-reviewed work in sports medicine, orthopaedic outcomes, and how well patients actually understand what they are told. Every publication here links to its source.
- Peer-reviewed
- 51
- Presentations
- 48
2025·Orthop J Sports Med
Midterm Outcomes of Hybrid Transepiphyseal ACL Reconstruction With Soft Tissue Quadriceps Tendon Autograft in Skeletally Immature Athletes
Seilern und Aspang J, Serrano-Dennis J, Hammond KE, Slone HS, et al.
2025·Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc
Zero incidence of culture-positive septic arthritis and low infection rate following ACLR with all-soft tissue quadriceps tendon autograft: An analysis of 1053 cases
Seilern und Aspang J, Kopriva J, Garry J, Haley R, et al.
2025·Am J Sports Med
Bone Bruise Patterns After Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears Differ Between Alpine Skiers and Pivoting Sports Athletes
Ubl ST, Vieider RP, Seilern und Aspang J, Siemoneit SF, et al.
2026·Orthop J Sports Med
Evaluating Artificial Intelligence-Generated Responses to Patient Questions Regarding Orthobiologic Injections
King BW, Seilern und Aspang J, Hammond K, Hill D, et al.
Recognition
Trusted by the people who know the work.
Leadership
- Administrative Chief Resident, Emory Orthopaedic Surgery, elected for 2026 to 2027
- American Orthopaedic Association Resident Leadership Forum, 2026
- Resident Recruitment Chair, Emory, 2023 to 2025
Peer review
- American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Arthroscopy
- Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Research funding
- Co-investigator, NFL and NFLPA Joint Pain Management Committee grant
- Finalist, AOSSM and Arthritis Foundation shoulder osteoarthritis research grant, 2025
Awards
- Michael J. O’Brien, MD Travel Grant, Southern Orthopaedic Association, 2026
- AANA Resident and Fellow Scholarship, 2026
- Kelly Society Research Award, third place, 2025
- Max Kade Travel Scholarship to Hospital for Special Surgery, 2020
Presented at AAOS, AOSSM, ISAKOS, EFORT and the ACL Study Group.
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