Donald Sheridan, MD, repaired the torn ulnar collateral ligament in the left thumb of Milwaukee Brewers' first baseman Eric Thames April 26, ESPN reports.

Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine purchased cold water immersion tubs for 23 Florida-based high schools and three colleges to help treat exertional heat stroke.

The physically active community is not immune to opioid use but through well-developed physical therapy programs and care coordinated approaches, opioid prescription can be decreased.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, will repair Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager's torn ulnar collateral ligament May 4, MLB.com reports.

The Orthopedic Sports Medicine Center of Atlanta is expanding with a new location in Sandy Springs, Ga., the Sandy Springs Patch reports.

Bertalan Meskó, MD, PhD, is a Hungarian physician, digital health advocate, Amazon Top 100 author and director of The Medical Futurist Institute. In an article on LinkedIn, Dr. Meskó identified six key trends in the future of sports medicine.

William Meyers, MD, performed a core-muscle surgery on Denver Nuggets' center Mason Plumlee, ESPN reports.

Riley Williams III, MD, performed a minimally invasive meniscus debridement procedure on Kings guard Bogdan Bogdanovic at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City, April 24, according to NBC Bay Area.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, repaired the torn ulnar collateral ligament of Los Angeles Angels pitcher JC Ramirez, CBS Sports reports.

The newly appointed chairman of NFL's head, neck and spine committee, highlighted the need for additional research on the connection between Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and football players in 2016, The Chicago Tribune reports.

Martin O'Malley, MD, repaired the left foot of Minnesota Timberwolves rookie center Justin Patton for the second time in nine months, the Minnesota StarTribune reports.

David Altchek, MD, repaired the partially torn ulnar collateral ligament of New York Mets' catcher Travis d'Arnaud, Newsday reports.

Nicholas Theodore, MD, is the new chairman of the NFL's head, neck and spine committee, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Here are seven sports medicine physicians who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in March.

Vail, Colo.-based Steadman Philippon Research Institute is partnering with the United States Olympic Committee to present the 2nd Annual Injury Prevention Symposium.

New York Giants former head team physician Allan Levy, MD, 90, passed away April 8, according to New York Daily News.

Regenerative medicine is infiltrating sports medicine and has the potential to change the industry completely, once fully studied.

Doug Carlan, MD, will repair the torn ligament in the right thumb of Tampa Bay Rays' outfielder Kevin Kiermaier, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Joshua Hackel, MD, injected regenerative stem cells into the forearm of San Francisco Giants pitcher Mark Melancon, MLB.com reports.

Thomas DiLiberti, MD, repaired the broken hamate bone in the left hand of Texas Rangers' Delino DeShields, MLB.com reports.