ABE Webinar: Leadership Development-Negotiating and Influencing

Dr. Lance E. LeClere, CAPT MC USNR is the Medical Director and Head Team Physician for the Nashville Predators Hockey Club in the NHL, and Professor Orthopaedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. LeClere received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and attended medical school at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego, followed by a sports medicine and shoulder surgery fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Combined Program. During his training and early career, Dr. LeClere served 15 years on Active Duty in the United States Navy. During this time he was a staff surgeon, Director of Orthopaedic Research, and Assistant Program Director for the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency at Naval Medical Center San Diego. From 2012 to 2015 he also served as the Orthopaedic Consultant to the US Navy West Coast SEAL Teams and BUDs. From 2015 to 2021 he was stationed at the US Naval Academy and was the Head Team Physician for Naval Academy Varsity Athletics, as well as an Orthpaedic Consultant for the White House Medical Unit and Office of the Attending Physician at the US Capitol. In September of 2021 he began civilian practice at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. LeClere is on the editorial board for the American Journal of Sports Medicine as well as the Arthroscopy Journal. He is a member of the AOSSM Team Physician and Athlete Advocacy Committee and is a past president of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons.