17 Orthopedic Surgeons Treating Professional Athletes

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Martin O'Malley, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed foot surgery on the New York Knicks center Jeremy Tyler.

Lorenzo Pacelli, MD, board-certified hand and orthopedic surgeon, was scheduled to perform wrist surgery on the San Diego Padres center fielder Cameron Maybin.

 

Andrew Copper, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed successful knee surgery on world champion ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson.

 

David Altchek, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed elbow surgery on the New York Mets right-handed pitcher Jenrry Mejia.

 

Robert Anderson, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed surgery on the San Francisco Giants outfielder Andres Torres to remove bone spurs located near his left Achilles tendon.

 

James Andrews, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, was scheduled to perform season-ending knee surgery on the New Orleans Saints linebacker Will Smith.

 

Timothy Kremchek, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, performed elbow surgery on the Cincinnati Reds right-handed relief pitcher Jonathan Broxton.

 

Craig Westin, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician of Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in Chicago, was at Champs Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., to examine the skaters of the U.S. Figure Skating team.

 

Robert Hotchkiss, MD, board-certified hand surgeon, performed thumb surgery on the New York Giants offensive tackle David Diehl.

 

James Andrews, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed successful elbow surgery on the WWE wrestler John Cena.

 

James Andrews, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed successful hamstring surgery on the Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks.

 

Katherine Boyd, MD, performed finger surgery on the Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux after the player incurred an injury while playing golf.

 

James Andrews, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, performed reconstructive knee surgery on the San Diego Chargers wide receiver Danario Alexander.

 

Robert Anderson, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon, will perform season-ending ankle surgery on the St. Louis Cardinals top prospect Oscar Taveras.


Robert Watkins, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, will perform a cervical fusion on the Boston Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish.

 

Thomas Byrd, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, will perform hip surgery on Texas Randers starting pitcher Colby Lewis.

 

Anthony Romeo, MD, board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine physician, will perform season-ending shoulder surgery on the Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Tim Wood.

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