Dearest Readers, Medicine and sports each push the I 昀椀rst joined the Penn Healthcare limits of human performance. When Review searching for an avenue that combined as sports medicine, bridged my passions for journalism and incredible innovations emerge that healthcare, and ending up 昀椀nding that help athletes recover from injury and and so much more. Interdisciplinarity is return to play. This semester, our a hallmark of PHR, but its heartbeat is journal examines key themes in the fueled by creativity and collaboration. ever-advancing 昀椀eld of sports medicine⸀਀ Our incredible team of writers, editors, With a selection of 昀椀ve distinct sub and designers have been working themes, writers and editors have tirelessly this semester to put this crafted captivating articles ranging journal together, and I am thrilled to from high-tech helmet designs present to you the culmination of these protecting NFL players to minimally efforts.਀ꨀ invasive surgical techniques getting baseball stars back on the pitch਀㠀 From bio-inductive tissue engineering to virtual reality rehabilitation, this Here, we had the honor to interview issue forays into the multifaceted world two in昀氀uential trailblazers in the 昀椀eld of in which health, science, and sports sports medicine, Dr. Pravesh Gadjradj converge. With the help of experts in and Dr. John Kelly. These physicians the 昀椀eld both close to home and across provided valuable insight on the new the globe, we delve into a rapidly innovations and future advancements evolving landscape: unraveling the of sports medicine਀㠀 secrets behind peak athletic performance, investigating the latest Enjoy. We hope these compelling surgical developments, and exploring articles deepens your appreciation of groundbreaking rehabilitation human athletic achievement and the techniques.਀ꨀ incredible medical work that supports it਀㠀 What I truly love about this journal is that we can all 昀椀nd a little piece of Jaskeerat Gujra氀਀ ourselves inside it. Within these pages, Co-Vice President and Editor-in-Chie昀਀ you’ll 昀椀nd that our writers share the stories of numerous Penn students, of their loved ones, and even of themselves, and I guarantee you do not have to be an athlete to resonate with this issue.਀ꨀ Many thanks to the wonderful team at PHR for taking our vision and turning it into something far better than we could have ever imagined. We’ve had an absolute blast putting this issue together, and readers, we are thrilled to have you on this journey with us. Welcome to the Fall 2023 issue of the Penn Healthcare Review.਀ꨀ Aarsha Sha栀਀ Co-Vice President and Editor-in-Chie昀਀ Please note: These articles were prepared by members of the Wharton undergraduate Healthcare Club. The opinions do not represent the school or club’s of昀椀cial position on the issues. The Wharton Undergraduate Healthcare Club is an independent, ਀ student-led organization of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. All content is the responsibility of the club.