Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush announced that Brian Cole, MD, head team physician for the Chicago Bulls and co-team physician for the Chicago White Sox, headed to Kenya June 8 for a medical mission trip.

Mir Ali, MD, has joined Morris, Ill.-based Rezin Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, according to a News Tribune report.

Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago has announced that Steven Gitelis, MD, has been appointed associate dean of surgical services at Rush Medical College in Chicago, associate chief medical officer for surgery and chief of surgery at Rush University in Chicago.

Brian Cole, MD, sports medicine specialist at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush and team physician for the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago White, Sox will host the 2013 season of ESPN Radio 1000's SportsMedicineWeekly, which will focus on the prevention and treatment of sports injuries.

Spine Surgery has rapidly advanced over the past few decades to include many new minimally invasive devices and procedures, revolutionizing the field. However, not all advances have been reimbursed by insurance companies, and device companies find continued challenges in bringing new ideas to the market.

The physicians of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush will provide care for the world's largest gymnastics meet held in Chicago.

Frank Phillips, MD, co-founded the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Minimally Invasive Spine Institute in Chicago, where he works with spine surgeons to treat a variety of spinal conditions. He specializes in the spine and has an interest in cervical and lumbar reconstructive surgery, with expertise in motion-preserving and minimally invasive spinal procedures.

A local Chicago television program on WCIU-TV recently profiled sports medicine physician Kathleen Weber, MD, as an "Amazing Woman," according to a report from Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush.

Robert Wysocki, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, has begun seeing patients at the practice's Prairie Medical Group building in Westchester, Ill., according to a Sun Times news report.

Jeffrey Mjaanes, MD, a primary care sports medicine physician with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, worked on the sidelines with the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team during a game against Germany in Chicago.