Here are 12 orthopedic surgeons who treated professional athletes in March 2017:
Robert LaPrade, MD, of Vail, Colo.-based The Steadman Clinic operated on Portland Trail Blazers center Festus Ezeli's knee using donated tissue.
Neal ElAttrache, MD, performed arthroscopic surgery on Portland Trail Blazers center Ed Davis' left shoulder.
Foot specialist Robert Anderson, MD, of Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina performed surgery on Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Julio Jones' left foot.
Simon Lee, MD, of Chicago-based Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush operated on the Chicago Fire's John Goossens' right ankle.
Keith Meister, MD, of Arlington, Texas-based TMI Sports Medicine offered Minnesota Twins pitcher Trevor May a second opinion on his torn ulnar collateral ligament.
Dr. Meister performed Tommy John surgery on Cleveland Indians pitcher Cody Anderson.
Carolina Panthers head team physician Pat Connor, MD, of Charlotte-based OrthoCarolina operated on quarterback Cam Newton's partially torn rotator cuff and performed a scope on wide receiver Damiere Byrd's left knee.
Bruce Darden, MD, of OrthoCarolina performed a microdiscectomy on defensive lineman Charles Johnson.
San Francisco Giants team orthopedist Ken Akizuki, MD, of San Francisco-based SOAR Medical and Dr. ElAttrache recommended pitcher Will Smith undergo Tommy John Surgery.
Dr. ElAttrache performed a minor arthroscopic surgery on Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid.
Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap visited James Andrews, MD, of Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center in Pensacola, Fla., and consulted with Kyle Hammond, MD, of Emory University of School of Medicine in Atlanta and Kenneth R. Mautner, MD, of Emory Health about his left knee injury.
Kingsley R. Chin, MD, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based The Less Institute treated cricket player Chris Gayle's back and leg.
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