Virtualitics Names Sports Medicine Expert Dr. Bert Mandelbaum as Scientific Advisor

World-renowned orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert brings decades of experience in injury prevention, workforce health, and performance readiness to strengthen Virtualitics’ medical readiness initiatives.

• Virtualitics has appointed world-renowned orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert Dr. Bert Mandelbaum as a Scientific Advisor.
• Dr. Mandelbaum will help inform Virtualitics’ medical readiness strategy, applying his expertise to how to get the most out of human performance.
• The appointment strengthens Virtualitics’ mission to advance personnel and force readiness with government customers.

PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Virtualitics, the Mission AI Company, today announced that internationally recognized orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine expert Dr. Bert R. Mandelbaum has joined the company as a Scientific Advisor, bringing decades of experience advancing human performance, injury prevention, recovery, and readiness across elite athletic and high-performance organizations.

As a Scientific Advisor, Dr. Mandelbaum will help inform Virtualitics’ efforts to advance medical and personnel readiness solutions through AI-driven decision intelligence. His expertise in injury prevention, musculoskeletal health, recovery, and return-to-performance programs will provide valuable perspective as organizations across defense, government, and other mission-critical sectors seek new ways to optimize human performance and operational readiness.

“Dr. Mandelbaum’s extensive experience at the intersection of health, performance, and readiness will strengthen Virtualitics’ work to help mission-critical organizations use AI to better understand risks and sustain warfighter physical readiness. We are proud to welcome him to Virtualitics as a Scientific Advisor,” said Michael Amori, CEO and co-founder of Virtualitics.

Dr. Mandelbaum is Vice-Chairman and Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Cedars-Sinai, Co-Director of the Regenerative Orthobiologic Center, and Medical Director of the Cedars-Sinai FIFA Medical Center of Excellence. Widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in orthopedic surgery and regenerative orthobiologics, he has served as a medical officer for nine FIFA World Cups and six Olympic Games and currently serves as Chief Medical Officer for U.S. Soccer and Associate Chief Medical Officer for Major League Soccer.

“The strongest organizations use evidence, insight, and preparation to help personnel remain healthy and ready. I am excited to work with Virtualitics to bring a human-performance perspective to its medical readiness strategy and help explore how AI can support more proactive decision-making,” said Dr. Mandelbaum.

Virtualitics’ AI readiness applications help organizations identify risks, understand constraints, and prioritize actions before challenges affect operations. By delivering trusted insights that support informed decision-making, Virtualitics enables leaders to take a proactive approach to readiness across personnel, sustainment, materiel, and operational environments. This includes emerging opportunities to apply AI to medical readiness challenges, helping organizations better understand factors that impact workforce health, availability, and performance.

Dr. Mandelbaum’s experience developing evidence-based approaches to injury prevention, rehabilitation, and long-term performance sustainability will help support Virtualitics’ mission to use AI to improve readiness outcomes and operational certainty in high-stakes environments.

About Virtualitics

Virtualitics is the Mission AI Company founded in 2016 led by scientists, strategists and servicemembers, delivering AI-native readiness solutions for national security and critical infrastructure. Built on a decade of Caltech research in partnership with NASA/JPL, Virtualitics turns complex data into trusted insights that strengthen decision-making and keep missions on track. For more information, visit www.virtualitics.com.

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