Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report recognized 12 hospitals as being in the top 5% of sports medicine research facilities in the country.
Read more about the methodology here.
The top sports medicine research hospitals in the nation:
Top 1%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.)
Top 2% to 3%
Emory University Hospital (Atlanta)
Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City)
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester (Minn.)
University of Colorado Hospital Authority (Aurora)
University of Wisconsin Hospitals & Clinics Authority (Madison)
University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle)
Top 4% to 5%
Boston Medical Center
Henry Ford Health Hospital (Detroit)
The Ohio State University State Health System (Columbus)
University of Kansas Hospital (Kansas City)
University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics (Salt Lake City)
