LaunchBreak Advisor

Brittany Ammerman

Brittany grew up in River Vale, New Jersey. She attended the University of Wisconsin, where she majored in Women’s Studies and Global Health, with a pre-med concentration. She was a member of the Wisconsin Badgers ice hockey team, where she was part of the 2011 National Championship winning team, competed in four NCAA Frozen Fours, and was nominated as a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award finalist. She also was a USA Women’s National Team member throughout her career.

Brittany founded the Nikumbuke Soccer League, a nonprofit organization that provides women and girls in remote Kenya the opportunity to participate in sports and receive an education. She was awarded the NCAA Hockey Humanitarian Award for her efforts.

Following her undergraduate degree, Brittany completed her Masters of Biomedical Sciences at Rutgers University. She then spent a year as the research assistant in the HSS Women’s Sports Medicine Center. Brittany received her medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine and is currently an orthopaedic surgery resident at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, the country's #1 orthopaedic surgery program.

Outside the hospital, Brittany enjoys working out, playing pickleball, golfing, and spending time with her family and husband.