Neal ElAttrache, MD, is the head team physician for the Los Angeles Rams, an NFL team, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, the city's MLB franchise. He also serves as an orthopedic consultant to two NHL teams — the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks — as well as the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers.
Here are 12 surgeries on professional athletes performed by Dr. ElAttrache that Becker's reported in 2023:
1. Dr. ElAttrache performed shoulder surgery on Deshaun Watson, a quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, at the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.
2. Dr. ElAttrache performed shoulder surgery on Clayton Kershaw, who pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers last season, to repair the glenohumeral ligaments and capsule in Mr. Kershaw's left shoulder.
3. Dr. ElAttrache performed shoulder surgery on Manny Machado to repair a right extensor tendon.
4. Dr. ElAttrache performed elbow surgery on Shohei Ohtani, a MLB player at the Kerlan & Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles.
5. Dr. ElAttrache operated on New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers to repair a torn Achilles tendon.
6. Dr. ElAttrache performed Tommy John surgery on Tony Gonsolin of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
7. Dr. ElAttrache performed reconstructive knee surgery on Nyheim Hines, a player for the Buffalo Bills.
8. Dr. ElAttrache operated on James Kaprielian, a pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.
9. Dr. ElAttrache repaired the ruptured Achilles tendon of UFC fighter Jamahal Hill.
10. Dr. ElAttrache performed an elbow procedure on Dustin May, a pitcher for MLB's Los Angeles Dodgers.
11. Dr. ElAttrache performed knee surgery on Gavin Lux, an infielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
12. Dr. ElAttrache performed knee surgery on Jonah Williams, an offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals in the NFL.