Orthopedic surgeon Keith Heier, MD, completed ankle surgery to repair a high ankle sprain on FC Dallas winger Beni Redžić on June 23, the MLS team announced.

Payton Fennell, DO, was named Novant Health's primary care sports medicine director for the greater Charlotte, N.C., market, according to a June 22 announcement.

A 20-year-old baseball player from Fairfax, Va.-based George Mason University died after complications from Tommy John surgery, The New York Times reported June 19.

From an $85 million center receiving approval, to the New York Mets' new team physician, here are nine key sports medicine updates in the first half of 2021:

An orthopedic center is part of a multimillion-dollar development that the Jacksonville Jaguars are planning for downtown Jacksonville, Fla., JaxDailyRecord.com reports.

Sports medicine physician Payton Fennell, DO, MBA, was named Novant Health’s primary care sports medicine director for the greater Charlotte, N.C., market.

University of Alabama at Birmingham is opening a multispecialty sports medicine and cardiology clinic to serve young athletes, according to a May 25 release. 

Surgeons at Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush received a grant from the National Institute of Health to research donor knee cartilage.

Cincinnati-based Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine is partnering with a Kentucky baseball team in a five-year agreement.

From an MLB ace to a top NFL draft pick, here are 10 professional athletes who Neal ElAttrache, MD, treated so far this year:

Orthopedic surgeon Craig Mintzer, MD, performed an arthroscopic procedure on the right knee of Orlando City SC forward Alexandre Pato, the MLS team reports.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, will perform elbow surgery on Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Dustin May.

Ohio State University revealed plans for an individual settlement program May 3 to resolve misconduct allegations against former team physician Richard Strauss, according to ESPN.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, operated on Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray's knee, according to an April 21 report from Sportsnet.

Six games for an NHL team have been suspended after 25 players and coaches tested positive for a COVID-19 variant, according to ESPN.

Kathryn McElheny, MD, is the new head team physician for the New York Mets.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, had two operations scheduled for Major League Baseball pitchers a week apart.

Memorial Healthcare System now offers outpatient orthopedic surgery, sports medicine primary care, rehabilitation and physical therapy at the Memorial Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 

The University of Arkansas Medical Sciences board of trustees on March 18 gave the green light for an $85 million orthopedic and sports medicine project to be developed in Little Rock, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports.

In the past five months, Becker's has covered five orthopedic and sports medicine projects that cost at least $12 million to develop: