Keith Meister, MD, is scheduled to operate on Los Angeles Angels reliever Justin Anderson July 22 in Texas, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Three things to know:
1. Dr. Meister will perform Tommy John surgery to repair Mr. Anderson's torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.
2. Dr. Meister will reinforce Mr. Anderson's elbow tissue with a muscle, as opposed to replacing the torn ligament with a tendon from elsewhere in the body.
3. Dr. Meister is an orthopedic surgeon and the director of Texas Metroplex Institute for Sports Medicine & Orthopedics in Arlington. He also serves as head team physician for the Texas Rangers.