William Meyers, MD, will operate on Chicago Bulls center Wendell Carter Jr., to address a core muscle injury July 9.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center now offers patients a 24/7 phone scheduling option, the first orthopedic practice in Birmingham to do so.

USA Synchro, the national governing body for synchronized swimming, partnered with TeachAids to promote athlete safety through concussion education, reports Swimming World Magazine.

Westfield, Ind.-based Methodist Sports Medicine added Joseph Maratt, MD, to its medical staff, reports Inside Indiana Business.

The International Sports Vision Association appointed Donald Teig, OD, and Greg Applebaum, PhD, to its board of directors. 

Performance technology company Hyperice partnered with esports organization J.Storm in a recovery initiative for esports athletes.

Steve Jordan, MD, a sports medicine specialist at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, spent 24 years as the team physician for Tallahassee-based Florida State Seminoles before joining Andrews Institute in 2015.

Allen Sills, MD, and NFL executive Jeff Miller are looking to make the NFL a safer place, and to do so they've gone back to school, My Journal Courier reports.

Ryon Healy, the Seattle Mariners' first baseman, received another injury setback when he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, reports The Seattle Times.

Texas Health broke ground on a new $10 million new sports medicine facility at its Allen campus location in an initiative to improve health and wellness in the community, reports Dallas News.

Gooding, Idaho-based North Canyon Medical Center opened its new sports medicine clinic in Twin Falls, Idaho, reports Magic Valley.

Portland Thorns midfielder Angela Salem underwent a procedure to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee at Tigard-based Sports Medicine Oregon, The Oregonian reports.

Here are four professional sports teams who hired new sports medicine physicians in the past month.

Martin O'Malley, MD, performed surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles on the Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant after he sustained the injury in game five of the NBA Finals, according to a statement posted on the Golden State Warriors' Twitter feed.

Penn Medicine's Arsh Dhanota, MD, has been appointed chief medical officer for the Philadelphia Eagles, reports PennLive.

James Andrews, MD, repaired a fracture in the right elbow of Tampa Bay Rays pitching prospect Brent Honeywell, MLB.com reports.

Centinel Spine partnered with Tiger Woods on an initiative to educate the public on spinal disease and treatment options that enable people to continue to function at a top level.

Six orthopedic surgeons treated professional athletes in May 2019:

Holyoke, Colo.-based Melissa Memorial Hospital added orthopedic and sports medicine surgeon Anthony Sanchez, MD, to its medical staff, reports The Holyoke Enterprise.

Henry Schein Medical renewed its support of the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society's Promoting a Lifetime of Activity for Youth Campaign.