AANA 2026 |

May 14 - May 16, 2026

AANA26

Phoenix, AZ

Location

5350 E Marriott Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85054

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Description

Innovation. Insights. Impact.

When: May 14-16, 2026

Where: J.W. Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa

Join peers from around the world in Phoenix, Arizona, May 14–16, 2026, for AANA’s flagship educational event.
Discover innovative surgical techniques, attend the Annual Innovations Lecture, and connect with orthopaedic leaders.

What makes this year different:

Case-based panels across the agenda – real scenarios and the gray areas you’re navigating right now
Controversies and debates brought to the surface – not brushed past
A meeting designed for engagement – discussion-first, not lecture-first

Program Highlights for 2026:

Comprehensive Ultrasound: Multiple Joint Use and Hands-On Experience
Learn techniques for shoulder, elbow, hip and knee ultrasound. Includes hands-on scanning practice and integration into orthopaedic practice.

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5350 E Marriott Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85054

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07.00AM - 07.25AM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Welcome to AANA26

07.30AM - 08.15AM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Primary ACL Reconstruction: Get It Right the First Time

07.30AM - 08.15AM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - Primary Rotator Cuff Repair

07.30AM - 08.15AM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - Labrum 2.0 – Repair, Reconstruct & Reimagine

07.30AM - 08.15AM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - AANA/BA – The Nuts and Bolts of Orthobiologics

08.20AM - 09.00AM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Simplifying the Complex – Working Through the Difficult Revision ACL Reconstruction

08.20AM - 09.00AM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - Revision Rotator Cuff Repair

08.20AM - 09.00AM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - Hip Preservation Focus

08.20AM - 09.00AM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - AANA/BA – The Application of Orthobiologics in My Busy Surgical Practice

09.00AM - 10.00AM

Industry Innovation Break – Exhibit Hall

10.00AM - 10.45AM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Presidential Keynote

10.45AM - 11.35AM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Presidential Debates

11.40AM - 12.25PM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Shoulder Instability

11.40AM - 12.25PM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - xpanding the Role of Joint Preservation: Expert Perspectives on Osteotomies Around the Knee

11.40AM - 12.25PM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - Ankle Inferno

12.25PM - 12.30PM

Transition Break

12.30PM - 01.30PM

Lunch Break – Industry Lunch Presentations

01.30PM - 01.40PM

Transition Break

01.40PM - 02.40PM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - VR Learning, Computer-Assisted, Patient-Specific and Robotic Surgery: The Future is Now!

01.40PM - 02.40PM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - ICL101: Case-Based Complex Shoulder Instability: Reducing Failures, Minimizing Risks and Maximizing Outcomes

01.40PM - 02.40PM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - ICL102: Labral Management of the Hip: When to Repair, Augment or Reconstruct

01.40PM - 02.40PM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - ICL103: Optimizing Outcomes and Avoiding Recurrent Failure in Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

02.45PM - 03.30PM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Rotator Cuff Controversies

02.45PM - 03.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - Resect to Repair: Doing Everything You Can to #savethemeniscus

02.45PM - 03.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - Wrist and Elbow Arthroscopy – Keys to Success

02.45PM - 03.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - Reimbursement Realities: Navigating the New Normal

03.30PM - 04.30PM

Industry Innovation Break – Exhibit Hall

04.30PM - 05.30PM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Optimizing Return-to-Sport: Getting Hip Patients Back to What They Love in 2026

04.30PM - 05.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - Shoulder Arthroplasty

04.30PM - 05.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - Residents and Fellows Program

05.30PM - 07.00PM

Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall featuring the AANA Innovation Battle

07.30PM - 09.30PM

Past Presidents Dinner (By Invitation Only)

06.15AM - 07.30AM

Women's Breakfast

06.30AM - 07.00AM

Breakfast available at 6:30 a.m.

06.30AM - 07.30AM

John D. Kelly IV, M.D., FAANA Ecumenical Breakfast

07.30AM - 08.30AM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - CL201: The Nuts and Bolts of Getting a Primary ACL Right: Matching Surgical Techniques With Patient Selection to Optimize Outcomes

07.30AM - 08.30AM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - ICL202: When Repair Isn’t an Option: A Case-Based Approach to Joint-Preserving Strategies for Massive Cuff Tears

07.30AM - 08.30AM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - ICL203: AANA Advocacy: Maximizing Practice Productivity in Today’s EverChanging Reimbursement Climate

08.35AM - 09.30AM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Primary Hip and Knee Arthroplasty – Technique Tips and Tricks for the Sports Surgeon

08.35AM - 09.30AM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - Addressing Complex Knee Injuries

08.35AM - 09.30AM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - Shoulder Revision Instability

08.35AM - 09.30AM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - The Thrower’s Elbow – Let’s Get It Right!

09.30AM - 10.30AM

Industry Innovation Break – Exhibit Hall

10.30AM - 11.25AM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Sports Medicine Leadership

11.30AM - 12.20PM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Presidential Address

12.20PM - 12.30PM

Transition Break

12.30PM - 01.30PM

Lunch Break – Industry Lunch Presentations

01.30PM - 01.35PM

Transition Break

01.35PM - 02.35PM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - ICL221: Meniscus 360 – Why and How to Preserve

01.35PM - 02.35PM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - CL222: Let's Get Back to Basics: Techniques and Advancements in Soft Tissue Shoulder Stabilization Procedures

01.35PM - 02.35PM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - ICL223: The Good, Bad and the Ugly: Innovative and Responsible Use of Orthobiologics in 2026

02.40PM - 03.00PM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Traveling Fellows & Godfather Report, Recognition of MAST Visiting Professors, Announcement of the 2026- 2027 BOD Slate

03.00PM - 04.00PM

Industry Innovation Break – Exhibit Hall

04.00PM - 04.55PM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - Keep It Smooth: Cartilage Innovations in 2026 and Beyond

04.00PM - 04.55PM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - The Dynamic Labrum

04.00PM - 04.55PM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - Capsular Science With Functional Restoration

05.00PM - 06.00PM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - AI in Orthopaedics: A Practical Approach

05.00PM - 06.00PM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - Lean, Clean and Patient-Centric: Optimizing Your Ortho Work

05.00PM - 06.00PM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - Emerging Leaders Program

06.00PM - 07.00PM

Don Johnson Traveling Fellows Alumni Reception (By Invitation Only)

07.00PM - 07.30PM

International Reception

08.00PM - 10.00PM

Under the Desert Stars – AANA Education Foundation Donor Event

10.00PM - 11.00PM

Residents & Fellows Reception

06.30AM - 07.30AM

Breakfast available at 6:30 a.m.

07.30AM - 08.30AM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - ICL301: Making the Call: Arthroscopy vs. Periacetabular Osteotomy in Borderline Hip Dysplasia

07.30AM - 08.30AM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - CL302: The Great Debates: Complex Shoulder Pathology and Controversial Treatment Options

07.30AM - 08.30AM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - CL302: Knee Preservation Options in 2026: A Series of Controversial Cases to Optimize Patient Outcomes

08.35AM - 09.30AM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) -Team Building: Fireside Chat With Coach Bruce Arians

09.35AM - 10.35AM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - From the Sidelines to the ER: An Update on Orthopaedic Trauma Call

09.35AM - 10.35AM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) -Cartilage Rising, Phoenix Beneath the Talus

09.35AM - 10.35AM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - Board Prep Session (Part II Oral Examination)

09.35AM - 10.35AM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - Comprehensive Ultrasound, Multiple Joint Use

10.35AM - 10.45AM

Refreshment Break

10.45AM - 11.40AM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Shoulder Innovations

10.45AM - 11.40AM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - Patellofemoral Knee

10.45AM - 11.40AM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - From Scope to Stem – Bridging Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty

10.45AM - 11.40AM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - Comprehensive Ultrasound Didactics, Cont. Hands-On Ultrasound Training will be at 1:30-4 p.m

11.45AM - 12.30PM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Knee Innovations

11.45AM - 12.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - Let Me Share My Disaster Cases With You So You Don’t Have To

11.45AM - 12.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - Arthroscopy After Hip Arthroplasty

11.45AM - 12.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - Comprehensive Ultrasound Didactics, Cont. Hands-On Ultrasound Training will be at 1:30-4 p.m

12.30PM - 01.30PM

Lunch Break – Successful Publication in Arthroscopy Journal & the Essentials of Manuscript Review (additional fee required)

01.30PM - 02.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - ICL331: Patellofemoral Instability: Surgical Controversies

01.30PM - 02.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - ICL332: Maximizing Shoulder Arthroplasty in the ASC

01.30PM - 02.30PM

Grand Sonoran Room G (Concurrent Session) - CL333: Case-Based: The Spectrum of Posterior Glenoid Labral Injuries in Youth to Adult Overhead Throwing Athletes

02.30PM - 02.40PM

Refreshment Break

02.40PM - 03.20PM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - Shoulder Controversies in the In-Season Athlete

02.40PM - 03.20PM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - Peds ACL

02.40PM - 03.20PM

Grand Sonoran Room F (Concurrent Session) - ANA/ISHA – From Concept to Long-Term Outcomes: 25-Years of FAI and Hip Preservation Sciences

03.25PM - 04.00PM

Grand Saguaro (Main Stage) - AC Separation, Low to High

03.25PM - 04.00PM

Grand Sonoran Room E (Concurrent Session) - Peds Knee Joint Preservation Controversies

04.00PM - 04.00PM

Save the Date for AANA27

07.30PM - 10.00PM

Presidential Celebration (All Are Invited)

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