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.

Cincinnati-based Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine announced that it will soon break ground on an expansion to its Summit Woods location in Sharonsville, Ohio, according to a FOX 19 report.

James Andrews, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, recently performed elbow surgery on the Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Daniel Hudson, according to an Arizona Sports report.

On Thursday, Robert Watkins, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, is scheduled to perform a microdiscectomy on the New York Yankees first and third baseman Kevin Youkilis, according to an NY Daily News report.

Joseph Yu, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, and Roddy McGee, DO, board-certified in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine, have joined Mesa View Regional Hospital in Mesquite, Nev., as independent medical staff members, according to a Mesquite Citizen Journal report.

OrthoNeuro, based in Columbus, Ohio, has announced that Sandy Lane, MD, and Keith LaDu, DO, have joined its multispecialty practice.

Sonu Ahluwalia, MD, board-certified in orthopedics and sports medicine, is clinical chief of orthopedic surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in West Hollywood, Calif., and supervisor of the sports medicine department of the division of orthopedic surgery.

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

The San Jose Earthquakes has entered into a partnership with Stanford (Calif.) Hospital & Clinics, which names the hospital and clinics as the official team care provider and commercial partner of the major league soccer team, according to a BOXSCORE report.

Samuel Young, MD, is board-certified in orthopedics and sports medicine. In 2010, Dr. Young founded his private practice, Young Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in Jacksonville, Fla. He earned his medical degree from the University of Texas – Southwestern Medical School at Dallas. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and completed his fellowship training at Duke University in Durham, N.C.