Steve Shin, MD, repaired the fractured right wrist of Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic, the team reported Jan. 19.

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute named David Gazzaniga, MD, as division chief of sports medicine, according to a Jan. 8 news release.

Riley Williams III, MD, performed an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery on the right knee of Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie, the team announced Jan. 4.

Former NFL player and neurosurgery resident at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Myron Rolle, MD, criticized the NFL for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic this season, NBC Sports Boston reports.

Sachin Pawar, MD, surgically repaired the nose of Milwaukee Bucks forward Torrey Craig, the team reported Dec. 31.

Michelle Carlson, MD, operated on Charlotte Hornets' center Cody Zeller, repairing the fourth metacarpal in his left hand, the team reported Dec. 24.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, stayed active this year as sports teams grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic doing several operations in 2020.

The owners of Southern Pines, N.C.-based Sandhills Sports Performance & Physical Therapy sold a majority stake in their practice to a national therapy provider, according to a Nov. 25 announcement by Transitional Equity Consultants.

Walt Lowe, MD, repaired the left meniscus of Tennessee Titans pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney, Dec. 2, NFL.com reports.

David Altchek, MD, surgically corrected a labrum issue in the right shoulder of Tampa Bay Rays 2020 first-round pick Nick Bitsko, MLB.com reported Dec. 2.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, will repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament and medial collateral ligament in the left knee of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, Sports Illustrated reported Nov. 30.

Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute has opened a facility in Baptist Health's 112,000-square-foot complex in Plantation, Fla.

Phoenix-based Banner Health unveiled plans Nov. 30 to develop an orthopedic sports medicine center in Scottsdale, Ariz., Phoenix Business Journal reports.

Lyle Cain, MD, team orthopedic surgeon at the University of Alabama Athletics, has been named SEC Team Physician of the Year, according to Rolltide.com.

The first diversity and inclusion program at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine has been unanimously approved by its board of directors.

From the use of regenerative medicine products to new ways of looking at inflammation, the most contentious issues in the field of sports medicine are discussed by five specialists. 

Neal ElAttrache, MD, operated on the right shoulder of Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger Nov. 17, after he dislocated it celebrating a home run, MLB.com reported.

Timothy Kremchek, MD, will perform Tommy John surgery on the right elbow of San Diego Padres pitcher Mike Clevinger Nov. 17, the New York Post reports.

Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Orthopedics Northwest and Arkansas Children's Northwest are launching a pediatric sports medicine program, NBC affiliate KNWA reported Nov. 12.

  William Vollmar, MD, a former Lancaster County sports medicine doctor, was sentenced to nine and a half to 20 years in prison, according to the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office.