Morehead, Ky.-based St. Claire HealthCare and Huntington, W.Va.-based Marshall Health have partnered to create an orthopedic and sports medicine program in Morehead, according to a July 17 report from Morehead State Public Radio.
Marshall Orthopaedics currently treats athletes at several sports programs across Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. The orthopedic team specializes in bone, joint, ligament and tendon treatments and muscle problems.
St. Claire Hospital has served patients in Morehead and the surrounding area since 1963.
The partnership will be led by Ali Oliashirazi, MD, department chair of orthopedic surgery at Marshall Orthopedics and a professor at Marshall University.