U.S. Ski & Snowboard Names Dr. Thomas R. Hackett Chief Medical Officer

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Longtime Olympic team physician to lead medical strategy and operations ahead of 2030 Olympic Winter Games while continuing full-time surgical practice at The Steadman Clinic

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Vail, CO, Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the promotion of Thomas R. Hackett, M.D., to Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr. Hackett, a complex knee and shoulder surgeon at The Steadman Clinic and sports medicine faculty at Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI), has previously served as head physician for the U.S. Snowboard Team for more than two decades across five Olympic cycles.

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In his new capacity as CMO, Dr. Hackett will assume responsibility for the medical oversight of all ski and snowboard disciplines, including coordination of team physicians, guidance on complex injury management and leadership of international medical operations as the organization prepares for the 2030 Olympic Winter Games in the French Alps.

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” Dr. Hackett is the medical leader U.S. Ski & Snowboard requires at this minute,”stated Marc J. Philippon, M.D., chairman of SPRI and handling partner of The Steadman Clinic. “His twenty years of experience with our Olympic professional athletes, integrated with the trust he’s constructed throughout the sports medication neighborhood, make him distinctively certified to assist this program forward. His management will assist advance the medical support group that have actually formed the Olympic tradition of both The Steadman Clinic and SPRI.”

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Dr. Hackett revealed gratitude for the chance to continue his service to the company. “It is an opportunity to support U.S. Ski & Snowboard in this broadened function,”he stated. “I anticipate working carefully with our medical personnel and groups to guarantee that our professional athletes get the greatest requirement of care as they get ready for global competitors. “

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The Steadman Clinic has a storied history with the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team, starting with late Founder J. Richard Steadman, MD, supplying medical protection to ski group professional athletes at the 1976 Winter Games in Innsbruck, Austria. Ever since, The Steadman Clinic doctors have actually covered 13 successive Winter Olympic Games, a 50-year tradition.

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“I ‘d like to thank The Steadman Clinic’s U.S. Ski Team head doctors Drs. Randy Viola, Leslie Vidal, Sonny Gill, Joe Ruzbarsky and David Kuppersmith for their continued work looking after these elite winter season sports professional athletes,”stated Dr. Hackett. “It’s an honor for everybody to look after these professional athletes, and I anticipate entering this brand-new management function as CMO.”

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Dr. Hackett will continue his full‑time surgical practice at The Steadman Clinic and keep his continuous participation with SPRI. His scientific duties will stay the same, constant with his previous period with the U.S. Ski & & Snowboard group.

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Supporting the medical management group will be David A. Kuppersmith, M.D., M.Sc., who has actually been designated assistant CMO. Dr. Kuppersmith likewise works as the U.S. Ski & & Snowboard Team’s Head Internal Medicine Physician and Co-Head of the Men’s Alpine Team.